Success Academy Educators Call on Mayor to Stop Normalizing Failure

**FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AUGUST 24, 2017** 

Contact: Ann Powell 646-894-6407 [email protected]org

Brian Whitley 510-495-5542 [email protected]org

**MEDIA ADVISORY** 

Success Academy Educators Call on Mayor to Stop Normalizing Failure 

193,000 Students of Color Unable to Pass Math; 179,000 Failed Reading. Where is the Outrage? Why Is Mayor de Blasio Dismissive of Monumental Injustice? 

Test Scores Show Success Academy Eliminates Racial Achievement Gap, Yet Opponents Continue to Obstruct Growth and Deny Access to Space

New York, NY — On Thursday, August 24, Success Academy educators and parents, joined by CEO Eva Moskowitz, will hold a press conference on the monumental failure of NYC’s school system to address the deep racial disparity in student achievement. With 193,000 students of color unable to pass math and 179,000 unable to read, the impact is undeniable.  Educators will demand Mayor de Blasio stop normalizing failure and start supporting high-performing public charter schools to end this crisis. 

WHO:  Success Academy educators and parents 

            Eva Moskowitz, Founder & CEO

WHAT: What the 2017 NY State Exam Results Mean for Children of Color

WHEN: Thursday, August 24, 2017 @ 11:00AM

WHERE: Success Academy Charter School Network

                Entrance: 120 Wall Street, New York, NY

Registration is required for this event, please click here to attend in person.