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Letter

Harlem’s Charter Schools

To the Editor:

With Many Schools Thriving Nearby, Those in Harlem Are Left to Fail” (“A District Divided” series, news article, Jan. 25) repeats the myth that charter schools in Harlem have harmed the district schools there. This is not the case.

From 2006 to 2016, the proportion of District 3’s Harlem students attending charters increased from 11 percent to 55 percent. During that same period, District 3’s seven district schools in Harlem with elementary grades (if combined and treated as one school) went from outperforming 27 percent of city schools to 31 percent, a four-point increase.

But the charter schools in this same area collectively outperformed 89 percent of city schools on the math exam. Thus, families in Harlem are flocking to charter schools not because we’ve made district schools worse, but because of the high-quality education we offer.

EVA MOSKOWITZ

Founder and Chief Executive

Success Academy Charter Schools

New York

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