Opinion: Lift the charter cap to serve NYC families

Opinion: Lift the charter cap to serve NYC families

What percentage of New York City students deserve a spot in one of the city’s 272 publicly-funded and generally high-performing charter schools? If you answered “13%,” then you ought to be highly satisfied with the city’s current education policies — and, in particular, with the statewide cap on charter schools that precludes any further expansion of its charter sector.