The very positive test results out of NYC showing significant gains for the city's traditional public schools seem to validate many of the reforms put in place during the Klein-Bloomberg era (and bolster my optimism about what's possible in traditional city school systems). They also appear to be changing the debate on mayoral control.
I'm eager to see Diane Ravitch's analysis of these scores.
Included among the test scores is even more great news for the city's charters. Notice too that these super high-achieving schools are new starts, not turnarounds (see David Brooks recent column for more on this).
So why does NY still have a charter cap? ????And for that matter, why do 26 states and DC still have caps?