NYC Approves 10 New Charter Schools, Reaches State-Imposed Cap
The latest approvals include expansions of established networks, but calls to raise the charter school limit intensify.
- Success Academy and Zeta Charter Schools among those granted new locations.
- Miss Major Middle, an LGBTQ-focused proposal, was not approved.
- The approvals exhaust the 14 slots reissued under last year's budget deal.
- Advocates urge state lawmakers to lift the current cap on charter schools.
- Some smaller operators criticize the preference for established networks.