The New York Charter Schools Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Fatimah Barker to the role of Interim Executive Director. Barker brings with her a wealth of experience in charter school support and advocacy. “We are so excited [...]
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 is among those named as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023. Bronx Excellence 2 is one of 353 schools nationwide–23 of which are public charter schools–to [...]
Did you know that registration for the 2023 New York Charter Schools Conference is free for NYCSA member schools? If you are at a member school and have not yet received your discount code to access free conference tickets, please [...]
On Thursday, May 18, 2023, public charter school supporters from throughout the state convened on Inside Park at St. Bart’s in Manhattan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the passage of the New York State Charter Schools Act. The [...]
The New York Charter Schools Association is pleased to be joining public charter school communities throughout the country to recognize National Charter Schools Week, May 7-13. National Charter Schools Week is an annual celebration of charter schools and our community [...]
After several extensions, New York State has finalized a budget for the fiscal year 2024. Included in the $229 billion approved budget was a total of $34.5 billion for education funding in the upcoming school year. The budget also includes [...]
On Thursday, April 27, state leaders agreed on a “conceptual” budget for the fiscal year 2024. While the agreement maintains a regional cap of 275 charters in place within the five boroughs of New York City, it does make clear [...]
The annual New York Charter Schools Conference returns this October in Albany, NY. As we prepare event programming, we are looking for a wide range of engaging presentation topics and content that can appeal to a variety of stakeholders in [...]
The Association is excited to invite all of our charter school allies and stakeholders to our 25th Anniversary Celebration of the passage of the New York State Charter Schools Act. In addition to marking this important milestone, we are thrilled [...]
The New York Charter Schools Association (NYCSA) is pleased to announce that former New York Governor George Pataki will serve as the Honored Speaker at the organization’s upcoming celebration to recognize the 25th anniversary of the passage of New York [...]