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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
17
2022
More Great Seats 4 Kids Newsletter: CREDO releases new research on charter response to COVID-19 pandemic
Institute News
Editor’s Note: The following was published in the February 17, 2022 edition of the More Great Seats 4 Kids Newsletter This week, the Center for Research and Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University released their eagerly awaited report ...
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 ...
Jan
28
2022
Open Meetings Law Guidance Update for January 28, 2022
Institute News
On January 14, 2022, Governor Hochul signed legislation (Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2022), which continues the temporary amendment to the Open Meetings Law (subdivision 103(c) of the Public Officers Law), which permits telephonic and video conference ...
Jan
20
2022
SUNY Releases Final 2022 RFP
The SUNY Charter Schools Institute (the “Institute”) announces the release of the 2022 SUNY Request for Proposals (RFP) to open new charter schools in New York State. The New York Charter Schools Act of 1998 (as amended, the “Act”) requires New York’s ...
Jan
05
2022
2022 Request for Proposals Draft for Public Comment – Round 1 Cycle
Institute News
The SUNY Charter Schools Institute (the “Institute”) announces the release of the draft of the 2022 SUNY Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to open new charter schools in New York State. The New York Charter Schools Act of 1998 (as amended, the “Act”) requires ...
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 ...