More than 53,000 New York children are now homeschooled, triple the number from 15 years ago, as parents abandon a public system where most students in hundreds of schools can't pass basic math or reading exams. New York State recorded 53,905 homeschooled children in the 2025, 2026 school year, a figure that has more than […] The post New York homeschooling surges 200% as parents flee a public school system that spends $37,000 per student — and still can't teach reading appeared first on American Almanac .
More than 53,000 New York children are now homeschooled, triple the number from 15 years ago, as parents abandon a public system where most students in hundreds of schools can't pass basic math or reading exams. New York State recorded 53,905 homeschooled children in the 2025, 2026 school year, a figure that has more than tripled since 2009, 2010 and represents what state data show is the fastest-growing school sector in New York. In New York City alone, more than 14,000 children now learn at kitchen tables, in museums, and in parks instead of public school classrooms. Since 2023, homeschooling statewide has climbed nearly 8%, more than double the 3.1% growth rate for charter schools over the same period, the New York Post reported . The…Open
A top-performing New York City charter school network is suing the state's education commissioner in federal court, alleging she created an "information blockade" that buried students' AP exam results, and the lawsuit points the finger at the teachers' union. Success Academy Charter Schools filed suit against Commissioner Betty Rosa in the Southern District of New […] The post Success Academy takes New York to federal court over blocked AP test scores appeared first on American Almanac .
A top-performing New York City charter school network is suing the state's education commissioner in federal court, alleging she created an "information blockade" that buried students' AP exam results, and the lawsuit points the finger at the teachers' union. Success Academy Charter Schools filed suit against Commissioner Betty Rosa in the Southern District of New York, arguing that Rosa directed the College Board not to release AP test score data to U.S. News & World Report for use in its widely read high school rankings. The complaint, filed before Judge Jesse Furman, frames the move as a First Amendment violation, a government official using her authority to prevent a charter network from communicating its own students' achievements to…Open
New York City spends roughly $36,000 per student and poured approximately $40 billion into public education in 2024. So why are hundreds of thousands of children still struggling in math and reading? On NEWSMAX’s “America Right Now,” host Tom Basile speaks with Success Academy Charter Schools founder and CEO Eva Moskowitz about a new analysis commissioned by her organization examining performance across New York City’s public schools. Moskowitz says 43% of the city’s schools are “grossly failing” approximately 400,000 children despite spending more per student than nearly anywhere else. She argues that the central problem is not a lack of money, but low expectations, ineffective teaching methods and an entrenched education…
A self-styled grassroots organization campaigning to block Success Academy charter schools from expanding into Miami-Dade County is led by a Democratic operative with multiple arrests, more than $44,000 in unpaid civil judgments, and a co-founder whose wages are being garnished. Moms for Libros launched its "Our Schools Miami" campaign in late June, urging parents to […] The post Democratic operative behind Miami anti-charter-school group carries arrest record, unpaid judgments, and a revoked tax exemption appeared first on American Almanac .
A self-styled grassroots organization campaigning to block Success Academy charter schools from expanding into Miami-Dade County is led by a Democratic operative with multiple arrests, more than $44,000 in unpaid civil judgments, and a co-founder whose wages are being garnished. Moms for Libros launched its "Our Schools Miami" campaign in late June, urging parents to pressure school board members and rally alongside the local teachers' union to stop five Success Academy elementary schools approved to open in Miami-Dade by fall 2027. The group's website frames the fight as a stand against "a New York charter network, backed by a billionaire" that is "moving into five Miami-Dade public high schools, without community input, with a…Open
Almost half of New York City public schools have nearly half of their students failing, even though the Big Apple’s public school system spends more than double the national average per student, a new report shows. Fewer than half of the students passed math, reading, or both on state exams in over 900 of the city’s public schools in 2025, a report by the Success Academy charter school network reveals. The city spent $36,293 on each student in 2024, more than double the national average of $17,619 per student. These failing schools educate 43% of New York City’s public school students, according to Success Academy’s report. In over 500 of these public schools, a majority of students failed both math and reading on state exams…Open
Almost half of New York City public schools have nearly half of their students failing, even though the Big Apple’s public school system spends more than double the national average per student, a new report shows. Fewer than half of the students passed math, reading, or both on state exams in over 900 of the city’s public schools in 2025, a report by the Success Academy charter school network reveals. The city spent $36,293 on each student in 2024, more than double the national average of $17,619 per student. These failing schools educate 43% of New York City’s public school students, according to Success Academy’s report. In over 500 of these public schools, a majority of students failed both math and reading on state exams…Open
