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NYC Parents Charge Success Academies Underenrolled, Unwanted; by Diane ravitch

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NYC public school parents have unearthed evidence that more than 2/3s of Success Academy charter schools were under-enrolled in 2013-14, rendering the charter chain's oft touted claims of "high demand" and "waitlists" demonstrably false. The press release: "our of the schools were so profoundly under-enrolled that SUNY, which in its role as overseer of the state's charter schools is charged with closing schools that fall below 80% of their targeted enrollment, would have been legally obliged to take action. Yet none of the under-enrolled Success Academies were even placed on probation--a clear dereliction of SUNY's duty! This revelation is particularly egregious as it coincides with today's expected rubberstamp vote by SUNY Trustees to approve 17 more charter schools, 14 of which are new Success Academies. READ HOW THE SCAM WORKS. It is the PROCESS of lies used to end public education
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I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

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