Five years after the first Edison schools opened, those students mostly perform as well or worse than students in comparable public schools, says a new report by the American Federation of Teachers. The group that tried to make the case for vouchers with a controversial scholarship program in Albany now wants to get into the charter school business. The Board of Regents would not put its imprimatur on a charter school application in the Roosevelt school district, but that will not stop the school from opening this fall. Charter school report cards. Although they will be free of most rules affecting public schools, charter schools will be held to the same academic standards as all public schools, starting this summer.
Fiscal difficulties slow plans for permanent building.
If enrollment is any indication, the travails are mounting for Albany's fledgling charter school. Regents reject 4 charter applications. In a bold move, the state Board of Regents bounced four charter school applications back to the State University Board of Trustees - finding two of the plans in violation of state law. Local unions should reach out to new members with programs, support. Delegates direct the statewide union to oppose the creation of charter schools that permit unqualified personnel to teach.