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 

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

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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.

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.