#8th graders at NYC Success Academy pass majority of Regents

#8th graders at NYC Success Academy pass majority of Regents

“8th graders at NYC Success Academy pass majority of Regents” It’s a real “success” story. Eighth graders in New York City’s largest charter school network passed the majority of their statewide standardized tests with flying colors this year, The Post has learned. The roughly 1,000 students at Success Academy middle schools took and aced four…

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#Albany’s reluctance to lift the charter cap is based on fiction

#Albany’s reluctance to lift the charter cap is based on fiction

“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,…

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#How the next mayor, chancellor can fix NYC’s broken schools

#How the next mayor, chancellor can fix NYC’s broken schools

“#How the next mayor, 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? The school system was deteriorating long before the coronavirus became a household word. Against this…

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