Category Archives: Success Academy

On April 5th The New York Post published their annual ‘100% of Success Academy students get accepted into four-year colleges’ editorial. The class of 2023 will be the sixth graduating class of the infamous charter chain and according to the … Continue reading →

For all my years of blogging about education, the most important part of any post is pursuing the right questions. My first investigative post back in 2011 was inspired by listening to an Arne Duncan keynote speech in which he … Continue reading →

A few months ago I published the first part of this series where parents of current or former Success Academy students can share their stories.  As I hoped would happen, another frustrated parent found that post and contacted me with … Continue reading →

Success Academy is a charter school network in New York City with over 40 schools and approximately 20,000 students. Since it was first formed in 2006, it has been known for having outstanding standardized test scores for grades 3 through … Continue reading →

With 40 schools and 20,000 students, Success Academy is the highest profile charter school network in New York City. It is known for its high standardized test scores and its equally impressive PR campaigns. Here is an advertisement I saw … Continue reading →

Two charter school networks that were featured in the 2010 propaganda film ‘Waiting For Superman’ have just received $100 million each from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Success Academy is a network of 47 schools with around 20,000 … Continue reading →

Success Academy began in 2006 with 83 kindergarteners and 73 1st graders. The first graduating class in 2018 had 16 students which was a persistence rate of 16/73=22%. The second graduating class in 2019 had 26 students which seems like … Continue reading →

I responded to this comment and asked this student “What do you suppose was in it for them?” and they wrote back: