NY charter school group claims efforts to enroll migrant kids ignored by City Hall

[Kamaji]

NY charter school group claims efforts to enroll migrant kids ignored by City Hall

By Carl Campanile and Jesse O’Neill
September 4, 2023

A group of 22 charter schools run by minority educators have pledged to help enroll the influx of migrant kids that have arrived in the city amid a burgeoning crisis — but have gotten the cold shoulder from City Hall.

Mirriam Raccah, the CEO of Black Latinx Asian Charter Collaborative (BLACC), runs a number of charter schools located near emergency migrant shelters and appealed to Mayor Eric Adams’ administration while trying to recruit potential students.

But her missives to the city’s Office of Immigrant Affairs have thus far gone unanswered.

“I am writing to offer our assistance with meeting the educational needs of migrant students arriving daily in New York City,” Raccah said in an Aug. 31 letter to Rev. Erick Salgado, assistant commissioner of outreach for the Office of Immigrant Affairs.

“Our schools, many of which are located near shelters and have capacity to accept new students, are eager to support these families.”

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/09/04/ny-charter-school-group-claims-efforts-to-enroll-migrant-kids-ignored-by-city-hall/

[Fishrrman]

Hmmm....

The migrant kids who end up in the charter schools may come out better-educated than if they had been relegated to the public schools...

(which means they'll be better-educated than a large number of native NY school kids)