Parents, students, teachers demand more charter schools be allowed to open in NYC in massive march across the Brooklyn Bridge

"Stop the no! Let charters grow!"

"We demanded to end the ban they have on charter school that block the opportunity on our kids here and across the city,"

"Sometimes it feels like our lawmakers are not listening."

"Charter schools need to be treated with respect like every other public school,"

Thousands of parents, teachers, and students marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to support nearly 300 charter schools and press for permission for more to open. The event began with a rally in Cadman Plaza featuring rapper Common performing "Glory." Attendees chanted in favor of lifting a state-imposed cap and wore shirts reading "excellence is a civil right." Organizers argued that charter schools are publicly funded, privately managed options created by parental demand, and said charters face discrimination and unequal treatment compared with other public schools.

Read at New York Post