TOMORROW: FAMILIES, STUDENTS, SCHOOL LEADERS, & ADVOCATES RALLY FOR MORE PUBLIC CHARTER SEATS IN NYC; CALL ON LEGISLATORS TO REISSUE CLOSED CHARTERS
With Weeks Left Until State Budget is Finalized, Lawmakers Have a Simple Solution to Scale Up Excellent Schools
(NEW YORK) – TOMORROW at 11:00am families, students, school leaders, educators, and advocates will rally at City Hall Park for more public charter seats in NYC, and to call on the NY state legislature to reissue charters for schools that were previously closed.
Because of the “charter school cap,” there are no charters available to be issued in NYC, despite 6 years in a row of enrollment growth at NYC’s public charter schools and demand from parents. With just weeks to go in New York State’s budget is finalized, lawmakers in Albany have a simple, commonsense solution, supported by NYC Mayor Eric Adams, that would allow more high-quality public schools to open in New York City: reissuing previously closed charters.
WHO:
- NYC Families & Public Charter Students
- James Merriman – CEO, New York City Charter School Center
- Crystal McQueen Taylor – Chief Advocacy Officer, StudentsFirstNY
- Daniel Diaz – Executive Director, East Side Settlement House (Haven Charter School)
- Denise Alexander – Principal, Bronx Charter School for Children
- Pagee Chung – Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director, MESA Charter School
- Ashish Kapadia – Executive Director, Central Queens Academy Charter School
- Natasha Cherry-Perez – Community Engagement Manager, New York State Charter Schools Association
- Jai Nanda – Founder & Executive Director, Urban Dove Charter Schools
- Jackie Martell – New York State Director, Democrats For Education Reform
WHAT:
- Rally calling on New York State legislature to allow more charter schools to open and to reissue previously closed charters
WHEN:
- Tomorrow, March 16 at 11:00am
WHERE:
- City Hall Park, Broadway & Chambers St, New York, NY 10007
- Contact jnovak@skdknick.com for more information and to RSVP
