Let me unequivocally put into the public record that I am here today because I strongly and unequivocally support good, high-quality public education — and that is what [founder and CEO] Eva Moskowitz and Success consistently deliver.

When educators blame low test scores on the high number of special-needs students in their school, or exempt special education kids from having to meet the same standards as their general-education peers, it makes me angry.

This week, 1,1 million children in New York State will take Common Core-aligned standardized tests amidst a growing national revolt against testing.

Standardized tests don’t measure real learning, just superficial test-taking skills, and our obsession with them is destroying our nation’s schools by taking away from real learning.

As the mother of a high school student who just took the SATs, I can empathize with those holding such views. But, as the head of a network of charter schools, I know these tenets of the anti-testing movement to be false.

“What’s going on at Success Academy?” Lots of folks are asking that question, thanks to the eye-popping test scores achieved by students at Eva Moskowitz’s network of New York City charter schools.

DNAinfo reporter Emily Frost sat down with Principal Jennifer Haynes and parent Courtenay Harry to talk about the history of the school and where it’s headed.

I have a shocking confession: I am a Success Academy parent. Imagine my relief, then, when I read the New York Times’ recent article about Success, which marshals a flurry of criticisms about the charter network’s apparently heartless, “no excuses” approach to teaching.

If student A’s fist ‘impacts’ student B, they don’t need ‘to dialogue.’ Student A needs to be disciplined.

More parents than ever are trying to get their kids into Success Academy charter schools, according to figures released Monday.

Demonstrating a keen demand for high-quality public schools, New York City families are applying to Success Academy Charter Schools in record numbers this year. Still ten days away from the deadline, the top-performing public charter school network has received more than 19.000 unique applications for 2.688 open seats this fall — about seven applications for every open seat — leaving thousands of disappointed families seeking better educational options without an alternative to their zoned schools.

According to Dolsky, he chose to apply to Success Academy after watching a documentary about the program and what he described as a youthful and passionate environment. After several rounds of interviewing, he was accepted.