“To me, the debate league is kind of an extra kind of education — it’s preparing you to go out into the world,” said Brianna Scott, a seventh grader at Harlem Success Academy West. “Plus,” she added with a smile, “it’s just fun.”

Public-school students in districts with lots of charter schools made larger gains on state exams over the past eight years than kids in other areas, according to an analysis released Friday by a charter advocacy group.

On Saturday October 25th, the Fordham Rams football squad will travel to Lehigh University to face the mighty Mountain Hawks. But they won’t be the only Big Apple students taking in the beauty of Old South Mountain, as students from the city’s Success Academy Charter Schools will be on hand to catch the game – and maybe catch a glimpse of their futures in science and engineering.

First the good news: SAT scores for the city’s high school students went up this past year — by seven points.

The not so good: The gains came from major increases made by white and Asian students. Black and Hispanic scores increased by only 1 point.

The bad news: The achievement gap has just widened.

The State University of New York cast a mighty vote of confidence in the Success Academy charter school network and founder Eva Moskowitz with the go-ahead to open 14 more schools in the city.

It’s always a beautiful thing when people come together for a great cause! The #DontStealPossible rally went down in Foley Square, NYC on Thursday, with over 21.000 parents and teachers coming together to raise awareness and take a stand against the education crisis in NYC.

New York moms and dads are set to make history today: They’ll be out on the streets — by the thousands — deploring the pathetic state of Gotham’s public schools.

They want change. Big, bold change. More power to them.

Thousands of parents and other charter school backers jammed Foley Square Thursday for a spirited rally in support of charters as the best possible alternative to the city’s many failing public schools.