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Great School Choices

Tom Allon | Posted 10.27.2012 | New York
Tom Allon

Choice is a hallmark of our country. It is synonymous with freedom. We live in a country where we have choice in our leaders, our religion, our food, our housing, our lifestyles. Choice in education is not only necessary -- it is crucial for our country's future.

Play Time Contributes to Success of Success Academy

Megan Rosker | Posted 09.08.2012 | Home
Megan Rosker

While the media likes to run story after story about the drama of Success Academy's legal battles, quietly, day after day, in well-maintained and orderly classrooms, kids are learning. That is the story I would like to share.

Leaders of New Group Have an "Interest" in Education

Gail Robinson | Posted 06.13.2012 | New York
Gail Robinson

Increasingly privatized education -- with charters, consultants and competition -- offers more opportunities for investment and profit-making. Its proponents have a special and vested interest in the policies they promote.

An Education Success in Harlem

Kevin P. Chavous | Posted 05.27.2012 | Home
Kevin P. Chavous

The model for each student varies on their needs, and parents are encouraged to be active participants in their child's education. This program is determined to be the change in New York City. What's not to love?

Steve Brill's Destructive Morality Play

John Thompson | Posted 10.24.2011 | Home
John Thompson

I do not doubt that a quarter of teachers in many neighborhood schools are unsatisfactory, but why would a fair-minded observer assume that poor teaching is the cause, and not the result of a dysfunctional system?

Success Charter Network CEO: Smaller Classes Not Always Better

Posted 05.28.2011 | Home

With many school districts trying to cut their deficits, the importance of class sizes often falls at the center of deliberation. Eva Moskowitz, fo...

Kids at Harlem Success Academy Hit Million Book Milestone

| Jeff Mays | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

HARLEM -- When 10-year-old Deeyonna Cooper reads books at home, it's a family affair. The fifth grader at Harlem Success Academy often reads to her...

When 'Failing' Schools Close and Whiter, Brighter Schools Open

Michele Somerville | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Michele Somerville

The matter of school closings is complex and polarizing. Evidence suggests the only solution to the problem of "failing" (DOE speak for "black and Latino") schools is to open new, small schools.

The Lottery: Charter Schools in Harlem (VIDEO)

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
John Merrow

The Lottery is not a poor cousin of Waiting for 'Superman'. In some respects it's a purer and more honest film, ferocious in its anger.

Charter School Controversy: A Q&A With The Lottery Director Madeleine Sackler

Thelma Adams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Thelma Adams

In Madeleine Sackler's affecting new documentary, The Lottery, the 27-year-old intended to create a cinema verite view of the families of four children who entered a lottery for 475 coveted spots at the Harlem Success Academy.

Are We All Part of the Problem?

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Alan Gottlieb

There is a growing impatience among journalists with today's self-styled education reformers.