Contentious public hearings over new charter schools are nothing new on the Lower East Side. One such hearing was supposed to take place at P.S. 20 this evening. But hours beforehand, at around 6:30 last night, the city's Department...
We posted this one before the holidays, but in case it slipped your mind, here's a reminder that a public hearing will be held Thursday evening on Success Academy's plan to open a new charter school on the Lower...
In the past couple of months, local education activists have been leading a campaign against a plan from Success Academy to open a new charter school on the Lower East Side. An online petition has been signed by about...
Battles over charter schools are nothing new on the Lower East Side. In 2010, parents were divided over the siting of the Girls Prep Charter School. Just last year, an expansion proposal from Manhattan Charter School also stirred up...