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"Charter Schools Being Urged to Serve ELLs." Education Week. September 1, 2010.

"The Race to the Top." Where We Live (Audio). August 26, 2010.

"New York at the Top." The New York Post. August 25, 2010.

"State teachers union is the big loser in New York's win of $700 million for education." New York Daily News. August 25, 2010.

"Kids Win in 'Race' Award." Albany Times Union. August 25, 2010.

"Upstart Schools Better In Minority Test Scores." The New York Post.  August 21, 2010.

"Don't Drop Out of School Innovation." The New York Times.  August 20, 2010.

"Charter School Study Finds Performance Better Than Most." WNYC.  August 17, 2010.

"Charters Dip in State Tests." The New York Post.  August 17, 2010.

"Bronx High School Seeks Charter Rebirth." The New York Post.  August 13, 2010.

"Charter Schools Get Only Part of State Per-Pupil Aid." BuffaloNews.com.  August 9, 2010.

"Scores: A Wake-Up Call for NY Schools." The New York Post.  August 9, 2010.

"New Proficiency Standards Hit Charters." The Wall Street Journal.  August 2, 2010.

"A 'Success' Story." The New York Post.  August 2, 2010.

NYC Charter School Center Announces 2010-11 Emerging Leader Fellows, August 2, 2010

"NY in the 'Race' for $500M in School Cash." The New York Post.  July 28, 2010.

"State Edges Closer to Race to the Top Funding." The Wall Street Journal.  July 28, 2010.

"How NY Can Win the 'Race.'" The New York Post. July 28, 2010.

"18 States and District of Columbia are Finalists for Education Grants." The New York Times.  July 28, 2010.

"Newly Minted Principal Undaunted by Challenges of Running East Harlem's First Charter School." New York Daily News.  July 25, 2010.

"Ambitious New Model for 7 Newark Schools." The New York Times.  July 25, 2010.

"Changing Landscape of Education Reform (video)." NBC's Morning Joe.  July 21, 2010.

"The Time to Learn: KIPP Schools Show What a Longer School Day Offers." The Washington Post.  July 20, 2010.

"Historic Pitkin Theater To Be Transformed Into Charter School." NY1 News.  July 19, 2010.

"An East Harlem Group Hopes to Open a Latino Harlem Children's Zone." Gotham Schools.   July 13, 2010.

"Smart Thinking: New Face of City Charter Starters." The New York Post.  July 12, 2010.

"Starving Charters." The New York Post.  July 10, 2010.

"City Charters are Big Winners in Veto by Gov. Paterson." New York Daily News. July 9, 2010.

"Free Teachers from Pensions: Charter School Educator Says His Retirement Plan Has More Flexibility." New York Daily News. July 6, 2010.

"An Unwise Cut in School Aid." The New York Times.  July 5, 2010.

"Bill Gates Rallies Charter School Leaders." The Chicago Tribune.  June 30, 2010.

"Education Revolution in Harlem(Video)." NBC's Morning Joe.  June 30, 2010.

"Charter Gets Perfect Score." The New York Post.  June 25, 2010.

"Report Finds KIPP Students Outscore Public School Peers." The Washington Post.  June 22, 2010.

"Charters score and soar: Tests prove it's top teaching that makes success." New York Daily News.  June 22, 2010.

"Feds Give an 'A' for Charters." The New York Post.  June 9, 2010.

"The Choosiest of Charters." The New York Times Blog.  June 8, 2010.

"More Charter Schools Ready to Open." Fox 5 News. June 2, 2010.

"For East Harlem, A Start-up Charter High School." The Wall Street Journal.  June 1, 2010.

"State Senate OKs Move to Double Number of Charter Schools." New York Daily News.  May 29, 2010.

"Charter School Advocates Raise Cap." The Wall Street Journal.  May 29, 2010.

"New York State Votes to Expand Charter Schools." The New York Times.  May 28, 2010.

Albany Lifts Charter Cap, May 28, 2010.

"Charter Scores Soar." The New York Post.  May 27, 2010.

"Charter School Discussion." BronxTalk. May 24, 2010.

"The Week That Will Be." The New York Post.  May 24, 2010.

"Charter-School Cap Issue Nears Race to the Top Deadline."($) The Wall Street Journal.  May 24, 2010.

"Stop Scapegoating 'For-Profit' Charters." New York Daily News.  May 21, 2010.

"Charter Debate: Parents Have Long Fought For Better School Alternatives." New York Daily News.  May 19, 2010.

"'You Guys Are Best': Fed Ed Boss Praises Top Brooklyn Charter." The New York Post.  May 19, 2010.

"Charter Effort Gets Boost as Duncan, Bloomberg Visit School." The Wall Street Journal.  May 19, 2010.

"Parents Defend Charter Schools." Fox 5 News. May 18, 2010.

"State of Our Teacher Unions (Video)." NBC's Morning Joe.  May 18, 2010.

"Bill Raps the Cap." The New York Post.  May 18, 2010.

"The Teachers' Unions' Last Stand." The New York Times.  May 17, 2010.

"Mayor Bloomberg: More Charters Mean Better Schools and $700 Million." New York Daily News.  May 17, 2010.

"Teachers' Ed: Go to the Video." ($) The Wall Street Journal.  May 15, 2010.

"Obama's Education Czar Charters a Course to Brooklyn." The New York Post.  May 15, 2010.

"My evolution on charter schools." New York Daily News.  May 14, 2010.

"Chart-ering a course: teacher-test deal could raise the cap." The New York Post.  May 12, 2010.

"Plan to take in 'failed' students." The New York Post.  May 11, 2010.

"Closing the Gap: Charter School Special Education Stats." Gotham Schools. May 11, 2010.

"Charter help for special-needs kids." The New York Post.  May 10, 2010.

"Six days of a school, and then a day not of rest." The New York Times.  May 9, 2010.

"Charter school saved me from a life of chaos." The New York Post.  May 9, 2010.

"'Sound off' on Charter Schools (Video)." NY1 News.  May 6, 2010.

"The Union-Charter Fight Takes to the Airwaves." The Wall Street Journal.  May 5, 2010.

"Sense of Betrayal at  Union Charter Schools."($) The Wall Street Journal.  May 5, 2010.

"State Senate Approves Bill to Increase Charter Schools." The New York Times.  May 4, 2010.

"The Senate Does Right." The New York Post.  May 4, 2010.

"State Senate Votes to Raise Cap on Charter Schools." New York Daily News.  May 4, 2010.

"Charters Get Lift in Albany." The Wall Street Journal.  May 4, 2010.

"Senate Charter OK Sparks Class War." The New York Post.  May 4, 2010.

"Chalk one up for Kids." The New York Post.  May 3, 2010.

"Charter School Advocates Hope for Bill to Lift Charter Cap to Get Race to the Top Grants." New York Daily News.  May 1, 2010.

"Cheating charters." The New York Post.  April 30, 2010.

"Tisch Charter Power Play." The New York Post.  April 29, 2010.

"'The Lottery' documentary shows education is a sure bet." New York Daily News.  April 29, 2010.

"Charter Kids Star." The New York Post.  April 28, 2010.

"Charter School Teachers Back Off From Union." The New York Times.  April 28, 2010.

"For minorities, a charter-school boost." The New York Post.  April 27, 2010.

"Charter Ultimatum." The New York Post.  April 26, 2010.

"Choices for Harlem." The New York Post.  April 26, 2010.

Charter School Public Hearing Coverage. Fox 5 News.  April 23, 2010.

"Charter School Debate Heats Up At Downtown Hearing (Video)." NY1 News.  April 23, 2010.

"Hearing Raises Charter School Debate Between Critics and Supporters (Video)." ABC 7 News.  April 23, 2010.

"A Furious Class Struggle." The New York Post.  April 23, 2010.

"Does Harlem Buy It?" The New York Post. April 23, 2010.

"Lunacy Let Loose: State Sen. Bill Perkins' Fixed Panel Finds Charter Schools Guilty." New York Daily News.  April 23, 2010.

"The Perkins Show Trial." The New York Post. April 23, 2010.

"Harlem Charter Lottery Requires a 'Click' of Faith (Video)." NY1 News. April 22, 2010.

"My son's learning.  Why won't pols let all kids?" The New York Post.  April 22, 2010.

"The war on charters: bash the bad schools." The New York Post.  April 22, 2010.

"Schooling hypocrite politician." The New York Post.  April 22, 2010.

"Reform foes' shameful new low." The New York Post.  April 22, 2010.

"It's for the unions." The New York Post.  April 22, 2010.

"Academies' troubling 'wait' gain." The New York Post.  April 22, 2010.

"Look Who the 'Cap' Is Keeping Out." The New York Post.  April 21, 2010.

"These Schools Work." The New York Post.  April 21, 2010.

"State of Shame: Sen. Bill Perkins to Hold Charter Schools Witch Hunt." New York Daily News.  April 21, 2010.

"Bill Perkins, Hypocrite." The New York Post.  April 21, 2010.

"The Perkins Puzzle." The New York Post.  April 20, 2010.

"Crushing Harlem Hopes." The New York Post.  April 20, 2010.

"Charter-bashing pol ripped as teacher pet." The New York Post.  April 20, 2010.

"The Unions' Plan to Kill Good Schools." The New York Post.  April 20, 2010.

"Harlem Showdown: Parents Fume as Pol Takes on Charters." The New York Post.  April 19, 2010.

"Beating down the doors: Parents flock to charters to get the best for their kids." New York Daily News. April 19, 2010.

"Go-getter Nicholas Tishuk, Head of E. Harlem's 1st Charter High School, Earns Parental Approval." New York Daily News. April 18, 2010.

"Tears of Joy, Sadness at Charter School Lottery." NYPost.com. April 14, 2010.

"Charter chase fuels school lottery drama." The New York Post. April 14, 2010.

"Up Close with Diana Williams: District vs. Charter Schools." Eyewitness News 7.  April 12, 2010.

"School funds merit serious bid: The Race to the Top application requires major changes to win." Crain's New York Business. April 11, 2010.

"Betrayed by the UFT: Union Fails Members at Charters." The New York Post. April 8, 2010.

"Charter School Cap Remains an Obstacle to Winning Race to the Top Funding." LegislativeGazette.com. April 5, 2010.

"Race to the Top: How to Win Round 2." The New York Post. March 30, 2010.

"Charters, Caps and Federal Money." Gotham Gazette. March 30, 2010.

"A Great Day in Harlem." The Economist. March 30, 2010.

"New York Is Denied Grant of $700 Million to Schools." The New York Times. March 30, 2010.

"Officials Bicker as New York State Finishes Nearly Last in Federal Race to the Top Education Money." New York Daily News. March 29, 2010.

"Only Two States Win Race to the Top." The Wall Street Journal.  March 29, 2010.

"New York Politicians Who Fight Against School Choice Had Plenty of It Themselves." New York Daily News. March 27, 2010.

"Fair Isn't Equal: Serving Special-Ed Students in Charters." WNYC News. March 26, 2010.

"Charter Schools Protest Budget Cuts in Queens College (Video Clip)".  NY1 News.  March 20, 2010.

"Despite Gains, Albany Charter School is Told to Close." The New York Times. March 19, 2010.

"N.Y. Lawmaker on Charter School Debate (Video Clip)". NBC's Morning Joe.  March 19, 2010.

"Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education, Expert Says." The New York Times. March 10, 2010.

"Pressed by Charters, Public Schools Try Marketing." The New York Times. March 9, 2010.

"US Trial Tripled Teacher Salaries." BBC News. March 8, 2010

"Bill Perkins Opposes Charter Schools Popular in Harlem." The New York Times. March 8, 2010.

"Charter Schools Flourish in Harlem, But Teachers Unions Are Still Trying to Stop Their Growth." The Wall Street Journal. March 8, 2010

"Why I want to see more charter schools". Gotham Schools. March 5, 2010

"Education Finalists Picked". The Wall Street Journal. March 5, 2010

"New York Scores Spot on Fed's "Race to the Top" for Millions in School Funds". New York Daily News. March 5, 2010.

"Race for the Chumps". The New York Post. March 5, 2010.

March 5, 2010: Lift the Cap on Charters. New York Daily News. March 5, 2010.

"Federal Grant Competition Whittles to 16 Finalists". The New York Times. March 4, 2010.

"As U.S. Aid Grows, Oversight Is Urged for Charter Schools". The New York Times. February 25, 2010.

"Ed Dept. OKs Charter Move to Public School Buildings".  New York Daily News. February 25, 2010.

"Let Charter Schools Flourish: Stop Pitting Parents Against Each Other, Says Chancellor Klein".  New York Daily News. February 25, 2010.

"Panel Approves Combined Public, Charter Schools (Video Clip)". NY1 News. February 25, 2010.

"Squeezed by Ballooning Pension Costs, Charters Cut Programs".  Gotham Schools. February 24, 2010.

"UFT Charter Stats Don't Fill the Bill". New York Daily News. February 24, 2010.

"The Unknown World of Charter High Schools". Education Next. February 23, 2010.

"Where the Bar Ought to Be". The New York Times. February 22, 2010.

"Charter Schools Enter Uncharted Waters".  Gotham Gazette. February 18, 2010.

"Do Charter Schools Worsen Inequality of Two-Tiered Education System, or Help Address It?" Democracy NOW. February 11, 2010.

"NYC Schools Face Budget Cuts (Video Clip)". NBC's Morning Joe. February 10, 2010.

"Charters Push the Limit". The New York Post. February 10, 2010.

"Pass the Squishy". The New York Times. February 5, 2010.

"Charter Parents Flock to Albany for Advocacy Day".  Gotham Schools. February 3, 2010.

"A Big Rally for Charter Schools". Times Union. February 3, 2010.

"Protest Over School Cuts (Video Clip)". CBS 6 Albany. February 3, 2010.

"Charter" bus trip: parents rip class inaction". The New York Post. February 3, 2010.

"Albany Attacks Charter Schools, Yet Again: Parent Says Charters Are Getting a Double Funding Cut". New York Daily News.  February 3, 2010.

"Governor Paterson Joins Nearly 3,000 for Charter School Rally in Albany (Video Clip)".  News 10 Albany.  February 3, 2010.

"L.A. Could Learn A Lot about Charter Schools from the Big Apple". The Los Angeles Times.  February 1, 2010.

"Staten Island Parents Learn About Charter Schools at Forum". S.I. Live. January 30, 2010.

"As New York's Charter Schools Expand, State Remains Deadlocked on Future Growth". The New York Times. January 30, 2010.

"Interview with Randi Weingarten, AFT President (Video Clip)". NBC's Morning Joe. January 29, 2010.

"Bill Gates Discusses Education Reform on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart". The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. January 25, 2010.

"Kids' dreams fade". The New York Post. January 21, 2010.

"Schools look to bring out kids' best (Video Clip)". Morning Joe. January 20, 2010.

"No-class NY pols shaft kids". The New York Post. January 20, 2010.

"Don't dash a DREAM".  The New York Post. January 19, 2010.

"School Plan for US Aid Gets No Vote in Albany". The New York Times. January 18, 2010.

"Albany's Race to the Bottom". The New York Post. January 15, 2010.

"Promises and Facts on Charter Schools".  The New York Times. January 10, 2010.

"Fresh Proof: Charters Work". The New York Post. January 7, 2010.

"Seeking Grants, Paterson Urges Education Changes".  The New York Times. January 7, 2010.

"Gutting charters: unions try stealth measures". The New York Post. January 4, 2010.

"Charter School Cap May Decide Fate of Funds" (Video Clip). NY1 News. January 4, 2010.


 

 

 
 

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