Capping a nine-month review process, the New York State Board of Regents voted to grant a charter for a period of five years to Brooklyn Ascend Charter School. The new school, set to open this fall in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville community of Brooklyn, was one of nine new schools approved by the New York City Department of Education.
A preliminary application to open the new public school was submitted to the Department of Education on June 1, 2007, and a final applic… Read more
