New York Times and DOE Continue to Ignore Systemic Abuses in City Schools
PRESS RELEASES
Thousands of Parents Join Success Academy to Protest the Loss of their Pre-K at a Time when the Mayor Promotes Pre-K
While City and State Leaders Remain Silent, Parents Across NYC Are Turning Up the Volume—More than 10.000 Have Signed Petition in Less Than One Day
Success Academy Families Fight Back at Threat to High-Quality Pre-K
City Withholding Funds to Force Charter Schools to Sign Contract That Violates Law. Parents Join Lawsuit, Hold Press Conference to Demand Mayor Put Kids’ Interests First
Success Academy Debuts New Online Resource To Meet Demand From Educators For Tours, Insight Into Schools’ Innovative Design
360-Degree Panoramic Views, Videos, and Informational Pop-Ups Give Visitors an In-Depth Look at Top Charter Schools’ Classrooms and Best Practices
Success Academy Students Soar To Top Of New York State In Results Of Proficiency Exams
For the seventh consecutive year, Success Academy Charter Schools – which serve primarily low-income children of color – have scored among the highest-performing schools in New York State. The results are strong: 93% of Success Academy students were proficient in math and 68% were proficient in English Language Arts, compared with New York City students overall, who scored 35% and 30%, respectively. About 3.000 Success Academy students in grades 3-8 took the test last spring — without a single student opting out.
Paulson Family Foundation Pledges $8,5 Million To Create High-quality Public Schools For New York City Children
Success Academy Charter Schools today announced a $8,5 million gift from Jenny and John Paulson and the Paulson Family Foundation to fund the opening of new public charter schools – elementary, middle and high schools – in New York City. John Paulson is founder and president of the investment firm Paulson & Co. Success Academy is the largest and highest-performing charter school network in New York, with (as of August) 34 schools serving 11.000 children from pre-k through high school.
Success Academy Parents Demand Right To Keep Children Out Of Failing Schools In The Bronx
Nineteen Success Academy parents today demanded the right to have their say in a lawsuit that could force them to send their children to a failing district school next year. The lawsuit, which seeks to block the approved co-location of Success Academy Bronx 3 in a half-empty public school building, was filed by Advocates for Justice, a group with strong ties to the teachers union and a history of attempting to block the rights of charter school children to share public school space.
Best Woman Chess Player In History Coaches Success Academy Students At NYC’s Historic Marshall Club
Judit Polgar, the best woman chess player in history, is currently on a mission to get chess incorporated into school curriculums. According to the Hungarian grandmaster, the future intellectual growth of children may lie in the sport she has spent most of her life playing.
Bed-Stuy First Grader Nabs First Place in Success Academy Spelling Bee
The 23 best first-grade spellers from Success Academy, New York City’s highest-performing charter school network, competed yesterday to determine who among them was best speller in the world — or at least in the network. The answer? Xzavier Stokes from Success Academy Bedford-Stuyvesant 1, who walked away with first place after successfully spelling the word “exchange.”