My daughter Nyaliz is eight. Last fall, she started third grade at a new school, Success Academy Williamsburg. Nyaliz had never been in a high-performing charter school before. She had never taken a standardized state test before. Even coming from a well-regarded magnet school, she was not at the same academic level as her new classmates, and catching up was hard work.

The Empire State’s top public-school system is no longer in Scarsdale or any other suburb; it’s right here in New York City — the Success Academy Charter Schools network.

With 11,000 students in schools across four boroughs, Success is a system in its own right. And it romped in the latest state exams: 93 percent of Success scholars passed the math test, against 35 percent for the city as a whole and 75 percent for Scarsdale.

New York City’s Success Academy Charter Schools has launched a virtual tourdesigned to give educators a look at its design and innovative teaching and learning approach.

Some charter schools are scams or flops that should be defunded; many are well-intentioned but nothing to write home about; but some — like the Success Academy schools that friends of mine have donated millions of dollars to launch and grow — should be replicated as far and wide and as fast as possible.

New York released its annual test scores this week, and Success Academy, the city’s rapidly expanding charter school network, posted remarkable results. Again.

Success Academy Founder and CEO Eva Moskowitz on the latest test score results and the argument for school choice.

Five of the 10 top city schools in math proficiency are Success Academy schools.

Not only does playing games in school develop the kind of social and emotional skills that translate to adult success, it’s also a means by which special needs kids without vocal agility can demonstrate their ability in nontraditional ways. Watch the video interview with SA founder, Eva Moskowitz!

When Margaret Phelan graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2008, she wasted no time making her mark on the art world. Armed with a BFA in Illustration, she worked as a prop builder for The Jim Henson Company, painted sets for Women’s Expressive Theater, and designed logos and branding for various companies in the Greater New York City area.

Now, she’s making the same impression on Success Academy Harlem 1, where she shares her knowledge of and passion for ceramics with young learners.