James Merriman, the C.E.O. of the New York City Charter School Center, said last week that the new slots, combined with charter networks that are planning to expand, will allow for about 60,000 new charter seats in New York City over the next several years. (politico.com)
That bill remains on suspense in the state Senate while an Assembly policy committee is expected to consider companion legislation from Chau next week that would give school districts authorizing new charters a seat on the new entity's board. (k-12daily.org)