A pioneering state that first demonstrated how successful a university system can be in authorizing no matter what the political party that controls the state, New York's charter environment still outshines most states, which is why it still scores high in the...

While there aren't specific regulations for virtual schools, some districts in the state offer online or blended learning options. Additionally, NYSED promotes competency-based learning through initiatives like the "Mastery Collaborative" and allows for...

While her focus has never been education per se, over the past year Governor Hochul attempted to push through charter school expansion efforts in New York City that were rebuffed by a union dominated Democratic legislature. Still, credit has to be given to the...

New York has no private school choice programs available.

School report cards are easily located on New York’s Department of Education homepage under “Data & Reporting → Public Data,” or accessed via the state’s data platform, https://data.nysed.gov/. Report cards initially provide data at-a-glance view of districts...

One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.

"Despite an initially restrictive interpretation of its Blaine Amendment, New York courts have abandoned that approach... New York's highest state court held in Board of Education v. Allen that the Blaine Amendment was never intended to bar government programs...