NEW YORK - APRIL 23: Rodney Garcia his wife Shanee Garcia hug a teacher (Lt) as they hear their four-year-old daughter was awarded a coveted slot at the Harlem Success Academy charter school system April 23, 2009 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Thousands of families applied for the positions in the Harlem Success Academy schools for 475 slots, with admissions being decided by a public random lottery. Students not chosen are put on waiting lists. President Obama recently called for a lifting of the caps currently in place that limit charter schools expansion, which in New York often share school building space with regular public schools. Currently 115 charter schools operate in the state of New York, over half of them in New York City, with 30 more approved to open in the next 18 months. Getty Images logo Getty Images 37 months ago

NEW YORK - APRIL 23: Rodney Garcia his wife Shanee Garcia hug a teacher (Lt) as they hear their four-year-old daughter was awarded a coveted slot at the Harlem Success Academy charter school system April 23, 2009 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Thousands of families applied for the positions in the Harlem Success Academy schools for 475 slots, with admissions being decided by a public random lottery. Students not chosen are put on waiting lists. President Obama recently called for a lifting of the caps currently in place that limit charter schools expansion, which in New York often share school building space with regular public schools. Currently 115 charter schools operate in the state of New York, over half of them in New York City, with 30 more approved to open in the next 18 months.

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