The Charter Center publishes original reports about the role of charter schools in New York’s public education system, and supports outside researchers studying the City’s charter sector.
Publications
03/01/17 / Published by New York City Independent Budget Office
With State Formula for Charter School Funding Likely to Change, City Costs to Grow More Than Budgeted
The IBO released an updated report comparing public spending for charter schools to traditional district schools, and its analysis is clear: not only do NYC charter schools receive less in public spending than their district counterparts, but this funding disparity continues to grow. In the current school year (2016-17), the IBO reports that charter schools will again receive substantially less per pupil regardless of whether it operates in public or private space; the IBO estimates that charters are underfunded compared to traditional district schools by $1,145 to $4,863 per pupil.
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01/01/17 / Published by New York City Charter School Center
NYC Charter School Legal Brief: January 2017
In this quarterly legal update, the Charter Center’s Director of Legal Affairs looks at three cases that: examine changes to labor law governing charters; review authorizers’ non-renewal decisions; and, study a constitutional challenge to the funding system for New York’s charter schools.
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06/01/16 / Published by New York City Charter School Center
Over 44,000 Students On NYC Charter School Waitlists
In New York City, there are an estimated 68,000 applicants for nearly 23,600 available charter school seats – creating a citywide charter waiting list of an estimated 44,400 children. Demand for charter school seats remains strong with a 4% increase in applicants from the 2015-16 school year. In fact, for each charter school seat in Harlem and the South Bronx, there are nearly four applicants.
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04/01/16 / Published by New York City Charter School Center
New Provisions Passed In 2016-17 State Budget Legislation
The Charter Center drafted a memo to help schools understand how the legislation impacts their work surrounding grant assistance funding and the simplification of the rental assistance program.
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04/01/16 / Published by New York City Charter School Center
ELL Legal FAQ
The Charter Center has developed an English Language Learner (ELL) Legal FAQ to address enrolling, identifying, and serving ELLs. This resource provides guidance to ensure that charter schools are providing instructional programs and parent communications for ELL families that are in compliance with federal laws.
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02/01/16 / Published by New York City Independent Budget Office
New York State Student Achievement Test Results: New York City Public Schools No Longer Lag Rest of the State
New York City-based charter schools outperform schools throughout the state when test results are adjusted to control for demographic differences. After controlling for demographics, traditional public schools in New York City have a 13.1 percentage point advantage over the rest of the state on ELA and a 12.5 percentage point advantage on math proficiency. The gaps are larger for charter schools in the city: 18.8 percentage points on ELA and 30.1 percentage points on math.
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01/01/16 / Published by The Manhattan Institute
Issues 2016: Charter Schools Are Better at Retaining Hard-to-Educate Students
Students learning English are more likely to remain in their school if it is a charter than if it is a traditional public school: in New York City, among students classified as English-language learners, 82 percent who originally enrolled in charters for kindergarten remained in their schools four years later, compared with 70 percent of such students in traditional public schools.
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10/01/15 / Published by New York City Charter School Center
Charter School Enrollment & Trends
Student enrollment in New York City’s public charter schools has doubled over the last four years, ranking NYC’s charter sector second only to Los Angeles in terms of total charter enrollment. In key neighborhoods — including Harlem, the South Bronx, and Bedford-Stuyvesant — 1 in 3 students currently attends a charter school. In fact, 1 in 10 students citywide will be enrolled in a charter school by the 2016-17 school year. The Charter Center’s analysis of enrollment patterns and charter school expansion in NYC reveals robust growth that is difficult to ignore.
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10/01/15 / Published by New York City Charter School Center
Student Discipline Policies for New York City Charter Schools
This short guide to the basic procedural requirements for due process when suspending or expelling a student includes examples of language for the student or family handbook to ensure families are aware of their rights and responsibilities.
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07/01/15 / Published by New York City's Independent Budget Office
School Indicators for New York City Charter Schools 2013-2014 School Year
NYC’s IBO issued a report detailing charter school growth, location and network affiliation – touching on enrollment, co-location, student attrition and backfill, amongst other topics. The report also covered charter student demographics and achievement results. The aggregate picture that emerges is of a diverse charter school sector in high demand that overall is educating a rapidly increasing number of students who are mostly minority and low-income with varying success.
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