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No room for charters
Picking up on Mayor Eric Adams’ more welcoming attitude, the charter lobby is flexing its muscles again and Eva Moskowitz, Success Academy’s rapacious chief executive, is trying to elbow her way into yet more district schools.
Unions, parents sue SUNY over New York City charter school cap-busting scheme
New York city and state teachers unions, joined by parents, have filed a lawsuit against SUNY and its Charter Schools Institute to block the creation of a new charter high school in New York City that would illegally pierce the state cap on new...
Board of Regents rejects charter schools' stealth proposal
An attempt by four New York City charter schools to subvert the charter cap was thwarted on July 12 by the New York State Board of Regents.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew applauds decision by New York State Board of Regents to uphold New York City charter cap
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the New York State Board of Regents' decision to reject plans by four New York City charter schools to join together and open a new high school.
Brooklyn school fights off charter’s expansion
The UFT helps parents and the community thwart the expansion of a co-located charter school in Brooklyn.
Public school proud
The UFT Charter School's Board of Trustees voted on Feb. 28 to bring the school under the supervision of the city’s Department of Education as a regular public school. Educators at the school say they hope the move will provide greater access for...
Queens charter votes to join UFT
Educators at Elm Community Charter School in Queens overcame resistance from their administration to organize a successful vote to join the UFT on Feb. 7.
Brooklyn community fights charter expansion
Educators, students and parents in Bushwick, Brooklyn, turned out in force at a hearing on Feb. 10 to protest the proposed expansion of a charter school in their district.
UFT analysis finds exclusion is key to results of the most successful charter schools
Charter schools as a group enroll a significantly smaller percentage than the public schools of English language learners, special education students or those from the poorest families. A new UFT analysis of individual charter schools clearly shows...
Excluding the Neediest Students is Key to Top Charter Schools’ Success
New York City’s charter schools have a history of shutting the schoolhouse door to many of our neediest children, such as English language learners, special education students or those from the poorest families. Charters as a group enroll a...