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“Why we’re giving $50M to charter schools to help kids after COVID” School closures and inadequate remote instruction over the last two years have created a crisis in public education. The data are clear. Across the United States, students have fallen behind by an average of four months in math and five months in English. The…
“What New York needs the Legislature to do in the rest of its session” With a record $220 billion state budget in the bag — and taxpayers on the hook — Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature have unfinished business to conclude before the session ends June 2. During the budget battle, the Legislature sidelined…
“Albany’s 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. Lawmakers’ reluctance to lift the unconscionable cap on charter-school creation — and indeed the cap’s very existence — is based on notions that simply aren’t true,…
“Albany hates our kids but loves casinos” “It’s disappointing that Albany chose to lift the cap on casinos, but not charter schools,” Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz noted of the new state budget. Spot-on. It couldn’t be clearer. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate chief Andrea Stewart-Cousins care about special interests and…
“GOPers stand vindicated and other commentary” Hunter watch: GOPers Stand Vindicated “The list of those owed an apology over the Hunter Biden affair may stretch to the moon and back,” snarks Kimberly A. Strassel at The Wall Street Journal. Topping the list? Republicans “Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson.” Their probe of Hunter spooked Dems, who…
“State budget won’t increase number of NYC charter schools” The $220 billion state budget will allow New York City to get new casinos, but state legislators refused to roll the dice on more charter schools. Charter advocates on Friday responded to the agreement that left them out in the cold on two key issues —…
“The Biden administration declares war on charter schools” The decades-long honeymoon between Democrats and charter schools was too good to last. Starting in the Reinventing Government era, Democrats like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama praised public charter schools for their innovations. Many “No Excuses” charters, in particular, succeed in teaching low-income African-American and Hispanic children when…
“Harvard study can teach NY officials the secrets of Success Academy’s success” A new Harvard Business School case study of the Success Academy charter network offers valuable insight into why its schools are so, well . . . successful. New York officials should read every last word. The study recounts some of the network’s history:…
“DeSantis signs bill to make school curriculums more transparent for parents” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to pull back the curricular curtain. Arguing that some schools purposefully keep parents in the dark on coursework, DeSantis signed a bill Friday that gives families the right to know what goes on once the bell rings. “There are…
“Eric Adams makes picks with charter ties for schools governance panel” Mayor Eric Adams appointed a top charter school administrator and a slew of close allies to the Department of Education’s oversight board Tuesday to a mixed response. While proponents of school choice welcomed several of the new faces, charter foes from DOE watchdogs to…