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Midtown South

May 21, 2013

Success Academy Aims to Open First High School in Murray Hill

The school would replace Norman Thomas High School, which is being phased out due to poor performance.

Long Island City

May 21, 2013

Charter School Plans for Astoria and LIC Fought by Education Leaders

Eva Moskowitz is looking to open two Success Academies in District 30, to the ire of community leaders.

Upper West Side

May 03, 2013

New Charter School for UWS Middle School Students in the Works

The charter school, which promises not to co-locate, is seeking a building on the UWS.

Crown Heights

April 23, 2013

Brooklyn Charter School Targets Rich, White Parents, Enrollment Plan Shows

The controversial Los Angeles charter's internal enrollment plan seeks "upper income" students in NYC

Bedford-Stuyvesant

April 02, 2013

Four New Bed-Stuy and Ocean Hill Schools to Co-locate With Existing Schools

Four new schools in Bed-Stuy and Ocean Hill will take up space in existing facilities, the city said.

Crown Heights

March 14, 2013

Charter School Co-Location Plan Irks Some Parents at Struggling P.S. 221

After losing teachers and its after-school program, PS 221 parents say a new charter is too much to bear.

New York City

February 27, 2013

Joe Lhota Spars With Democrats Over Merit Pay, School Closures at Debate

Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota says teachers should be paid more for teaching at tough schools.

Chinatown

February 26, 2013

Charter School Chain that Teaches Falun Gong Applies to Open in New York

After a failed attempt last year, Dr. Lotus King Weiss is applying to open six bilingual schools.

Lower East Side

February 20, 2013

Eva Moskowitz's Success Academy Aims to Open 6 New Charter Schools in 2014

The controversial charter school chain wants to open six new outposts in Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan.

Upper East Side

February 12, 2013

Upper East Side Parents Speak Out Against Charter Schools at P.S. 158

P.S. 158 parents say they want a DOE middle school, not another charter school, in their building.

Fort Greene

February 11, 2013

Many Fort Greene Elementary Schools Forced to Share Buildings

Most public elementary schools in Fort Greene share space with a charter, magnet or private school.

New York City

January 16, 2013

Christine Quinn Booed at Martin Luther King Jr. Day Forum in Harlem

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was booed in Harlem for suggesting Ray Kelly should stay on.

New York City

January 15, 2013

Christine Quinn Wants to Replace Textbooks with Tablets

The expected mayoral candidate wants to swap pricey textbooks for tablets.

Hell's Kitchen & Clinton

December 21, 2012

City Approves Success Academy Charter in Hell's Kitchen High School

The school will open on West 49th Street in 2013.

Crown Heights

December 20, 2012

Celebrated City Principal to Open New Charter School in Brooklyn

After years championing district schools, P.S. 770 Principal Shimon Waronker takes the leap to a charter.