Past Events
- Honorable Mayor Jennings, Honorable Senator Malcolm Smith, Student Kilahri Cortina, and Principal Darryl Williams cut the ribbon
- Honorable Senator Malcolm Smith and some Brighter Choice Students
New Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys Building Opens
May 15, 2007
The completion of the new school building marks another positive development in Brighter Choice's history. Last year, Brighter Choice was the #1 rated public school in Albany on math and English, posted the highest attendance rate of any school in the district, and became the only charter school in New York State to receive an investment-grade rating from Wall Street credit rating agencies.
The opening of the new building at 116 North Lake, one block away from the original Brighter Choice facility, which will continue to house the girls school, will allow Brighter Choice to expose even more economically disadvantaged children to the quality education we strive to provide.
- Parents and Students unite in support of charter schools
Parent Rally in Albany's South End
September 10, 2006
Achievement Academy Charter School (5-8) and the newly opened Albany Community Charter School (K-4) join South End parents, friends, and community members in celebrating the opening of their new school building with a special South End community celebration.
- Martin Luther King III and Honorable Arthur O. Eve
Martin Luther King III Gives Address at Brighter Choice
May 17, 2006
A luncheon at Brighter Choice Charter School featured a speech (“The Power of Education: A Basic Human Right”) on education and civil rights by Martin Luther King, III, the son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the President and CEO of the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. As the public dialogue in Albany concerning education, opportunity and equality continues, this event will proved significant as we move forward together as a community expanding educational options for all.
What Women Really Want
November 29, 2005
Brighter Choice Charter Schools host a luncheon with keynote speaker, Kellyanne Conway. Kellyanne is the author of What Women Really Want.
Read more about Kellyanne Conway and her book What Women Really Want
- Joe Williams and Marc Tillman
Cheating our Kids
October 6, 2005
Brighter Choice Charter Schools host a luncheon with keynote speaker, Joe Williams. Joe is the author of Cheating Our Kids – How Politics and Greed Ruin Education.
Read more about Joe Williams and his book Cheating Our Kids
- My Child My Choice rally in Washington Park
My Child My Choice
September 17, 2005
Thousands of students and parents pack Albany’s Washington Park to rally for school choice.
- Reynolds with Brighter Choice Students
Unfinished Business – Education as a Civil Right
September 14, 2005
Gerald A. Reynolds visits Brighter Choice Charter Schools to make his first public address as Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Read his speech