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Success Academy's AP exam numbers prove it: Charter schools are where kids thrive
So many Success Academy students are taking Advanced Placement exams this year that the school has to rent extra space in the Javits Center.
Why Success Academy is going all in on the APs — disadvantaged students deserve to be prepared for college
New York's charter network Success Academy helps disadvantaged kids in NYC public schools prepare for college by backing standardized testing like Advanced Placement.
NYC charter school students outscore public school peers on state English, math exams
New York City charter school students outscored their counterparts in traditional public schools on the state's grades 3-to-8 English and math exams last academic year.
Union boss Weingarten thinks you're a racist if you want good schools for your kids
Randi Weingarten is now backpedaling something she previously said claiming that she was just making an innocent comment about “language” rather than actually accusing anyone of being racist.
Shameless UFT loses another battle in its unrelenting war on charter kids
Success Academy wins again in its David and Goliath battle against the kid- and parent-hating UFT.
All smiles as Success Academy kicks off first day of school in NYC after winning legal battle with UFT
"Charter schools are the best when it comes to the curriculum," said Adelola Adedokun whose daughter, Aderimosa, is in the 5th grade at the Far Rockaway school. "You can't take...
Teachers union challenge to new Success Academy charter schools tossed
The powerful United Federation of Teachers argued that the city's new class-size regulations prohibit the network from offering classes in two Queens and Brooklyn facilities.
UFT's latest attack on Success Academy charters puts kids in real jeopardy
The UFT’s move is beyond outrageous, but the judge is also to blame for failing to toss this case sooner. He could do parents, kids and staff a world of...
Success charter school vows to start class on Monday despite UFT lawsuit
Eva Moskowitz said a Success school is beginning classes on Monday in a public building that the powerful teachers' union is trying to expel her from, adding officials would have...
Success Academy wins small victory amid teachers' union lawsuit
The city's largest charter school network would be allowed to prep classrooms in two buildings as a UFT lawsuit argues they should be booted from the schools over a new...
Success Academy smashes Regents AND lefty lies on standardized testing
Low-income minority middle schoolers at a charter network aced New York state Regents exams meant for high schoolers.
The UFT's relentless drive to kill charter 'seeds' before they grow
The city’s teachers’ union may as well change its name to “United for Teachers against Parents and Kids,” since the UFT is using every trick in the book to block...
Queens charter school parents rap teachers' union for blocking space deal
Parents of a Queens charter school are urging a judge to allow them to be heard in a lawsuit where the teachers' union is trying to block their kids from...
UFT loves charters . . . as long as Randi Weingarten is involved
Randi Weingarten, who co-founded charter University Prep Middle School, got a unanimous “yes” vote from the city Panel for Educational Policy on the expansion of its colocated South Bronx space...
Citadel boss Ken Griffin donates $25 million to Success Academy
The $25 million gift is the latest in a series of donations by Griffin to educational institutions.
Nothing too low for Albany Dems' anti-charter school agenda
Albany lawmakers: Where is your heart? Where is your conscience? Kill this bill, raise the cap and put children first for once.
Adams delivers one win for charters but Albany outlook bleak
Yay! Adams and Department of Education finally made good on their vows to provide space for three Success Academy elementary schools to open in the fall.
Success Academy kids succeed again, yet Albany still blocks new charters
If the Legislature manages to block Hochul's more-charters-for-NYC proposals, it'll be a loss for New York's kids and a win for those who don't care about them.
UFT tries to block greenlit NYC charter schools
The dormant NYC charters are free to start up regardless of whether the state approves Gov. Hochul’s plan to lift the cap on charter schools.
The UFT should stop trying to close excellent public schools
The United Federation of Teachers is suing to evict two Success Academy schools from spaces the city Department of Education awarded them last year.