RELEASE: 200 New York City Charter School Parents Travel to Albany to Advocate for Educational Excellence and School Choice
**For Immediate Release January 15, 2020**
Contact: Liz Baker, 646-902-4200 [email protected] Ann Powell,
646-894-6407
Ann.Powell@successacademies.
200 NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL PARENTS TRAVEL TO ALBANY TO ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND SCHOOL CHOICE
ABOUT SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS
Founded in 2006, Success Academy Charter Schools are free public K-12 schools open to all children in the state through a random lottery. With 45 schools across Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens, Success Academy enrolls 18,000 students, primarily children of color from low-income households in disadvantaged neighborhoods: 74% receive free or reduced-price lunch, 94% are students of color, 16% have disabilities, and 8% are English language learners. Success Academy schools received more than 17,000 applications for about 4,000 open seats for the 2019-20 academic year.
For more information about Success Academy, go to successacademies.org.