NY charter school heads blast education department in scathing letter: ‘Success has made it a target’
New York charter school leaders have expressed their concerns about the state education department's actions towards charter schools in a scathing letter to Commissioner of Education Betty Rosa. The letter claims that the department is undermining the growth of charter schools, which have shown success in the classroom, particularly for students in underserved communities. The charter school leaders argue that the department's actions are targeting the success of the State University of New York-authorized schools, which have outperformed other charter schools in the state.
- ▪Fourteen charter school leaders sent a letter to Commissioner of Education Betty Rosa expressing their concerns about the state education department's actions towards charter schools.
- ▪The letter claims that the department is undermining the growth of charter schools, which have shown success in the classroom, particularly for students in underserved communities.
- ▪The performance gap between SUNY-authorized schools and Regents-authorized charter schools was 17 percentage points in English Language Arts and 21 percentage points in mathematics in recent years.
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Metro exclusive NY charter school heads blast education department in scathing letter: ‘Success has made it a target’ By Carl Campanile Published June 24, 2026, 9:09 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google New York’s charter school bigwigs are “deeply troubled” by state education officials who they claim are stunting the growth of the publicly funded alternative schools — instead of embracing its success in the classroom. Fourteen charter leaders sent a scathing letter to state education boss Betty Rosa on Monday, slamming her department and the Board of Regents for allegedly undermining the schools approved by the State University of New York. “Unfortunately, SUNY’s success has made it a target,” the letter fumed.
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