A standout student at a charter high school in Brooklyn says it's time for state lawmakers to listen to pupils and parents — and pass a law to allow more charter schools to open.
"It's unfair to limit opportunities to other students. I really think the legislature should lift the cap on charter schools," Genesis Ramos, 17, told The Post.
Ramos is a senior at the Math Engineering and Science Academy charter high school, or MESA, in Bushwick — which can't replicate its success because the state legislature has refused to allow the expansion of more charter schools in New York.
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Enlarge Image Genesis Ramos, a senior at Math Engineering and Science Academy in Brooklyn, is urging lawmakers to lift the state cap on charter schools. J.C. Rice A standout student at a charter high school in Brooklyn says it's time for state lawmakers to listen to pupils [...]
