Donald Parker chose Fenton Avenue
Charter School for his children for the great education it offered, but he's also found not only a welcoming and supportive environment for students, but also for parents.
2007 Cohort — New York City
Bronx Charter School for Children Family Life Academy Hebrew Language Academy Charter School Hellenic Classical Charter School Manhattan Charter School Merrick Academy The Renaissance Charter School South Bronx Charter School for International Culture and the Arts John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School
Suburban school districts and their parents for the most part won't
touch Charter Schools for THEIR children with a ten - foot pole, and we have had nearly 20 years to observe whether or not that fact would change.
«We are close to getting a bill that can provide
good charter schools for our children who need them — those trapped in chronically underperforming schools,» executive director Nancy Loome wrote in an email to supporters urging them to call lawmakers and tell them to vote «yes.»
We will continue to respect and support parents who choose
public charter schools for their children, while also continuing to support a regulatory environment that provides robust safeguards and standards to ensure a high - quality education for children in these settings.
The Pittsburgh Trib - Review reports that more Pittsburgh parents are choosing
charter schools for their children — nearly 4,000 students have fled the city school district for charters over the past 6 years.
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charter school for your child!
You saw that more than half of Latino parents in our sample said that they had tried
a charter school for their child and that was significantly higher than white parents or even African - American parents.