Charters Call for Real Leadership on Co-Location
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Prior to yesterday's mayoral debate on education, leaders representing 47 charter schools and three support organizations issued the following statement…
Co-location Collaboration Yields Playground
Monday, May 7, 2012
Mary Ann Giordano from the Times put it best: "And who says co-located schools can’t get along?" Ms. Giordano is referring to a district-charter co-location collaboration that took place on Saturday in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Charters Don't Have to Pay Rent, For Now
January 3, 2012
Preliminary Victory: Justice Feinman Rules Against Charter Opponents in Rent Lawsuit
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Today, Justice Feinman of NYS Supreme Court ruled against a group of charter opponents who had sought a preliminary injunction against the NYC Department of Education, requiring it to charge charter schools rent when they are co-located in public school buildings. Justice Feinman, in a well-reasoned and thoughtful opinion, declined to grant the preliminary injunction.
The Schools That Truly Get Squeezed
December 3, 2011
Unequal Shares: The Surprising Facts about Charter Schools and Overcrowding
As many NYC public schools adapt to life in full or overcrowded school buildings, charter school co-locations have been targeted for blame. To get beyond warring anecdotes, we took a look at the DOE's latest "Blue Book" data on building utilization across the city.
Co-location, 19th Century Edition
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Not much has changed in co-location or availability of real estate for public schools in more than 110 years. Our friend Nelson Smith recently perused through the history books and found an interesting quote from 1898 about our public schools in NYC – long before charters were part of the public school landscape.
New analysis: Did charter co-locations cause school overcrowding?
Thursday, November 3, 2011
As many NYC public schools adapt to life in full or overcrowded school buildings, charter school co-locations have been targeted for blame. To get beyond warring anecdotes, we took a look at the DOE's latest "Blue Book" data on building utilization across the city.
Know When to Fold 'Em
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
As has been widely reported (Times, Daily News, Reuters), Justice Feinman of New York Supreme Court recently dismissed the lawsuit (referred to as Steglich) aimed at seeking to stop the co-location of Upper West Success Academy Charter School in the Brandeis campus.
Conversation, Not Litigation
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Over at the StudentsFirst blog today, I offer my take on where things stand after the recent ruling in the co-location lawsuit filed by the UFT and NAACP:
The question is where do we go from here? School leaders and teachers are focusing on opening their doors in a month's time. But the UFT and NAACP have vowed to continue their court battle.
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