This year, there are a number of New York City public schools--both traditional and charter--that the district will need to shut down.

It's a safe bet that the issues plaguing New York State's standardized tests will be used by some to call for a moratorium on...

As 27 new charter schools open in New York City this week, it's increasingly clear that these schools are no longer viewed as fads or experiments but rather as part of a long term solution to fixing our public schools. The latest evidence comes in a Daily News-Marist Institute poll...

There's been significant ink spillage over a hearing that the foremost critic of charter schools, NYS Senator Bill Perkins, put together last week to supposedly look into how charter schools are regulated.

As I sat through the hearing waiting to testify, I found myself in an odd position. I've...

In Harlem, we're beginning to see how parental demand and academic results can shape a school system and create better educational opportunities for the City's kids. The emerging Harlem "education market"--in which student achievement is the coin of the realm--is a good thing, but four factors remain that could threaten...