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…
Data Transparency: "State of the Sector" Report and New Online Dashboards
Monday, April 30, 2012
What choices are charter schools providing? What are their results? Who are their students? And what is the outlook for charter schools' future? The Charter Center is pleased to release a new report on "The State of the NYC Charter School Sector," which provides a data-rich look at these critical questions.
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.
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.
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.