Jan
17
2023
New York City Charter School of the Arts excelling with integrated arts program
In The Press
One New York middle school is beating the odds. Students at New York City Charter School of the Arts are excelling despite what many call the “COVID education gap.” What sets them apart from other schools? Their unique arts-integrated program takes a ...
Mar
17
2022
University Prep Charter School for Young Men helping students prepare for workforce
In The Press
A unique program at a local charter school is helping students prepare for the workforce after graduation. During the summer, University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men offers the opportunity for interested students to train and get some first ...
Feb
17
2022
New charter school in Mount Vernon will be the first in a decade in Lower Hudson
In The Press
Kenyah Miller, a lifelong Queens resident, had decided she would create a new charter school in a community that needed one. And she would move her growing family to that community while taking on the project. A committed proponent of charter school ...
Feb
07
2022
Tapestry Charter School is granted $250,000 to build Community Athletic Complex
In The Press
The Buffalo Bills, through the National Football League Foundation Grassroots Program, has granted Tapestry Charter School with $250,000 so that the school can install a new synthetic turf field at its Community Track and Multi-Sport Athletic Complex in ...
Feb
03
2022
Exploring the impact of Brooklyn Prospect charter schools
In The Press
Brooklyn Prospect’s six schools use the curriculum of the International Baccalaureate Program leading to an IB degree. The liberal arts-focused curriculum promotes creative inquiry, problem-solving, critical thinking, personal reflection and collaborative ...
Jan
31
2022
SUNY charter schools outperform traditional public schools
In The Press
Students at many SUNY-approved charter schools are vastly outperforming their counterparts in neighboring traditional public schools in New York City, a new analysis obtained by The Post reveals. The analysis — which involved third- through eighth-graders ...
Dec
07
2021
Buffalo United Charter School works with trainer to improve behavior and motivate students
In The Press
A Buffalo Charter School is trying a unique method to improve behavior in the classroom. Buffalo United is working with resilience trainer Duncan Kirkwood to improve behavior and motivate students. One of their new strategies is to reward one student per ...
Oct
24
2021
How Can Schools Know If Their Services and Supports Are Actually Driving Meaningful Student Learning? The ‘Active Ingredients’ Project Has Some Answers
In The Press
“We have a partnership with a regional food bank,” a principal once told me on a school visit. “Each Friday, every eligible student gets a red backpack full of food for the weekend. … And when the parents show up (to refill the backpack each week), a ...
Oct
06
2021
The school that aspires to be a basketball factory – New York Times
In The Press
From the moment Naimah Pearson heard there would be a new charter school in the Bronx focused on basketball, she wanted to go. She did not know much about Earl Monroe, the Hall of Fame player for whom the school is named, and was aware she would have a ...
Sep
23
2021
Icahn 3 Charter School Recognized with National Blue Ribbon
In The Press
Three schools in the Bronx and Brooklyn were among the 325 recognized Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021. According to the Department of Education, the recognition is “based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps ...