Charter Schools On the Rise in NYC

Charters present an alternative to traditional, or district, public schools by implementing different ideas, such as giving teachers more control over the curriculum and having longer school days.

Charter schools typically start with one or two grades and expand one grade per year. This graph shows the build out for existing public schools (prior to the 24 opening in the last two weeks). Courtesy of the New York City Charter School Center

NEW YORK—One out of every 10 New York City school students will be enrolled in a charter school by fall 2017, according to a report by the New York City Charter School Center.

Charters present an alternative to traditional, or district, public schools by implementing different ideas, such as giving teachers more control over the curriculum and having longer school days.