A pioneering plan by a nationally known anti-poverty group to establish a charter school at a public housing complex was greeted at a Wednesday night community meeting with more skepticism than ...

When the elementary school students at the Harlem Success Academy on 118th Street sit in their classroom, their orange uniforms shine bright, like fresh basketballs. On the walk through the hallway to ...

ANAC copy 39088019926369 is a Gift from Deborah Cox at the Modern States Education Alliance. Summary "A Light Shines in Harlem tells the fascinating history of New York's first charter school, the ...

Less than two decades ago, Lester Long was at the helm of a semi-truck delivering steel girders across the Mid-Atlantic. In the fall, he will take charge of more precious cargo when he opens the South ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Mary O'Grady, Bill McGurn, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger. Images: AP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly On Wednesday night Harlem parents ...

Step into Levien Gymnasium on game day, and you’ll feel it: community. Fans sit shoulder to shoulder and voices rise in unison, cheering for a team that has built a powerhouse reputation in the Ivy ...

HARLEM (or maybe not) — Asked whether his brownstone residence is in Harlem, the Rev. Michel Faulkner says, well, that depends. “When something bad happens, the neighborhood is called Harlem. When ...

Harlem Children’s Zone, which runs charter schools, is raising money to give a financial head start to its students, if they meet certain conditions. By James Barron The Harlem Children’s Zone is ...

NEW YORK (AP) – Operators of New York City’s publicly financed, privately run charter schools are bracing for changes promised by Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio _ including the possibility of having to ...

When the New York Charter Parents Association (NYCPA) announced their endorsement of incumbent Bill Perkins in the 30th district State Senate race in Harlem last week, one of the most buzz-worthy ...