CNN recently interviewed Success Academy Bronx 2 theater teacher Sentell Harper about a spoken-word piece he created for his fourth-grade students to perform about what it means to be black and male in America.

Success Academy Charter School founder Eva Moskowitz joined Errol Louis to discuss her relationship with the mayor, as well as a dispute with the city over their pre-k program.

Success Academy Bronx 2′ spoken-word production, “Alternative Names for Black Boys,” demonstrates how acutely these students are aware of race in their world — and how much they want to talk about it.

Success Academy Bronx 2 teacher Sentell Harper has created the spoken-word production entitled Alternative Names for Black Boys featuring boys in his fourth grade class as performers.

This summer, nine members of the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Classes of 2017 have been hired by Success Academy Charter Schools, bringing the total number of HWS graduates employed as teachers, staff and administrators of SA to 28. They are working in the classrooms of New York City schools in an effort to improve K-12 students’ access to opportunities through quality education.

Malik Russell is a former Simpson Thacher associate relate that did stints at investment banks before a total career shakeup. Now he’ll be the founding principal of the Success Academy Hudson Yards Middle School when it opens this fall, and was honored as a Daily News Hometown Hero.

To extend mayoral control of the New York school system, the mayor had to make way for more charter schools to thrive. Prior to the deal, just 23 charter authorizations remained. Post-deal, the number is 45. That’s big.

Malik Russell, principal of Success Academy Cobble Hill Middle School, became a powerful lawyer and then left his high-paying job to help underserved kids. For his passion to help low-income students pave a path to success, Russell is nominated for a Hometown Heroes in Education award.

At Success Academy, we expect our teachers to push themselves and constantly improve, but for this to happen, they must have professional development opportunities that are deeply relevant to their classroom experiences.

A study by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes concluded that scholars at Success Academies gained the equivalent of 228 extra days in math and 120 in reading per year.