“Every parent wants and deserves the best education possible for their sons and daughters. Quality schools, smaller schools like Brighter Choice are the educational opportunities for Albany's young people.”

Albany Mayor Gerald Jennings – August 29, 2002

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21.09.09 10:05

Education Next Profiles Charter School Development & Success in Albany

Friday, September 18, 2009

Dear Friends & Colleagues:

The national education reform journal, Education Next, in its just published fall 2009 edition, contains a favorable account of the development and academic success of Albany’s charter schools that are supported by the Brighter Choice Foundation. The article entitled, “Brighter Choices in Albany: city’s charter schools outshine the competition,” can be linked here.

The article was authored by Peter Meyer, a contributing editor of Education Next. Meyer discusses the beginnings of the state’s charter school movement, and the factors that contributed to the expansion of charter schools in Albany including their academic success beginning with the Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls and the Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys.

This profile captures the possibilities for educators, public officials, parents and policy activists to improve urban education for students, one school at a time. Charter schools in Albany are accomplishing this vital endeavor, which is becoming more nationally recognized, as demonstrated by this high-profile article.

-The Brighter Choice Foundation
(518) 694-4115
www.brighterchoicefoundation.org

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