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Bloomberg invests $200M in NYC's high-profile charter school networks
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he's donating $100 million each to charter school networks Harlem Children’s Zone and Success Academy.
Albany's ridiculous reluctance to lift the charter cap is based on fiction
New York’s Legislature is unmoved by the desperate desire of city families to have access to more high-quality charter schools.
Off the charters: State budget won't lift cap on indy operated Big Apple schools
The $220 billion state budget will allow New York City to get new casinos, but state legislators refused to approve more charter schools.
Harvard study can teach NY officials the secrets of Success Academy's ... success
A new Harvard case study of the Success Academy charter network offers valuable insight into why its schools are so, well . . . successful. New York officials should read...
My son is thriving at a charter school — Albany should give all kids that chance
I cannot speak for every charter school, but my experience has been that my child's teachers have really been there to help him and us.
Bill de Blasio targets Success Academy kids once again
Once again, Mayor Bill de Blasio is messing with Success Academy families, this time by stonewalling the network’s bid to open a new Brooklyn high school — in a space...
Success Academy clashing with city over new high school site
City Hall is once again leaving hundreds of Success Academy kids out in the cold, the network said Tuesday.
Success Academy mandates vaccines or weekly tests for all high school students
Success Academy — the city's largest charter school network — is mandating vaccines or weekly COVID-19 tests for all of its high school students, officials said.
COVID-19 led parents to vote with their feet — and choose charter schools for their kids
When district public schools failed to meet the pandemic’s challenges last year, America’s parents did the logical thing: They switched their kids to public charter schools. In droves.
Success Academy says all staffers vaccinated as school year starts
All 2,700 Success Academy teachers and staffers have been vaccinated, the charter leader said Monday on its first day of school.
Son of Success Academy chief graduates from school she founded
Rather than enroll her son Dillon Grannis into a private or screened school, the charter leader opted for the system she espouses for others.
Success Academy parents finally get de Blasio to give kids space they need
Years of persistence by parents, despite de Blasio's stalls, have led to a permanent space for a Success Academy in Queens.
Success Academy requiring all employees get vaccinated for COVID-19
Success Academy hopes that by requiring COVID-19 vaccines for all employees in its charter school network that in-person learning can go off without a hitch in August.
Man with gash on neck dies after cops find him outside Harlem charter school
Officers on patrol found the victim on West 113th Street near Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard around 4 a.m. in front of the Success Academy Harlem.
Lift the charter cap — so other kids can benefit like my daughter did
At my daughter Neela’s old school, she used to get into trouble sometimes for talking too much in class. It’s a family trait — I talked nonstop as a young...
Success Academy says city won't provide space for Queens kids despite availability
Success Academy officials said Thursday that City Hall won’t give classroom space to 250 southeast Queens students – even though there’s plenty of room in nearby buildings. The city’s largest...
How the next mayor and chancellor can fix NYC's broken schools
New York City’s schools are in a state of urgent decline. Struggling to hold students accountable for basic attendance, let alone evaluate schoolwork and grades, leaders blame COVID-19. The reality?...
Mayor de Blasio, once again, sticks it to charter school students
Mayor Bill de Blasio's vendetta against charter schools has 250 Success Academy students in southeast Queens without a place to learn this fall. For all his talk of "equity," this...
Success Academy blasts NYC for ignoring deadline to give middle schoolers space
Success Academy claims 250 southeast Queens students are without a home next year after the city blew past a critical placement deadline. In the latest skirmish with City Hall over...
Success Academy boss slams de Blasio for blocking low-income NYers' school choice
Success Academy boss Eva Moskowitz accused Mayor Bill de Blasio of blockading low-income parents from the same school choice privileges exercised by more affluent New Yorkers on Wednesday. The broadside...