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Competition from charter schools has been shown to increase composite test scores in traditional district schools.

Source: BusinessWire

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New York State Profile
Last updated: 01-08-2008  (Send a comment about this page.)

Year Law Passed # of Charter Schools # of Students Enrolled
1998 94 25,736

Statewide Support Organizations
Charter Schools Institute
 New York Charter School Resource Center
 New York Charter Schools Association
 New York City Charter School Assistance Center
 New York City Department of Education
 Public School Choice Programs, NY Dept of Ed
News
Over 90 Percent of NYC Public Charter School Students Pass State Math Assessments 6/10/09
Broad Foundation Gives Grant to Support Public Charter School Networks in New York City 5/4/09
New York City Hopes to Quadruple Number of Students Served in Public Charter Schools 4/13/09
Authorization of 25 New Public Charter Schools Allows New York City to Pass its Goal of 100 Charters 3/3/09
Facility-Sharing Increasingly Common in New York City, Chicago, and Other Cities 12/21/08

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Resources
Analysis of Long-term Spending in Upstate (New York) Districts that Host Charter Schools
Annual Report on the Status of Charter Schools in New York State
Annual Report on the Status of Charter Schools in New York State, 2005-06
Assessment of New York City Charter School Math Scores
Charter School Accountability in New York

Legislative Summary
Law:   The Charter Schools Act of 1998, Article 56

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   For conversions, local school boards. For start-ups, the State University of New York board of trustees (up to 50 start-ups) and the New York State Board of Regents (up to 50 start-ups). For the New York City Public Schools, the local chancellor charters conversions and start-ups.

Length of charter:   5 years

Caps on number of schools:   The law sets a limit of 100 charter schools. However, public schools that elect to convert to become charter schools are not included in the count.

Funding:   About two-thirds of per-pupil funding.
Financing Charter Schools

Special Education in Charter Schools by State.