DiBlasio slams door on Charter Schools
Publisher's note: Decent education?! Protecting children from often errant teachers?! Not if DiBlasio has his way about it. Only about a month into what will hopefully be a singular and shortened term, the openly communist mayor, Michael DiBlasio has reneged on the NYC's promise of free, shared space to several Charter Schools. As I see it, this action accomplishes two things; it helps his friends in the United Federation of Teachers and it allows for his administration to advance whatever subversive curriculum he may have in mind.
Fox News: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio took off the gloves in his battle with education reformers, rescinding an agreement for the city to share space with several public charter schools.
The move undercuts educators, parents and some 700 students at four schools, including Harlem Success 4, one of the public charter school movement’s top success stories, and two set to open in the fall. While agreements at those schools were rescinded, expansion of a fourth school was also blocked. The schools were to operate rent-free in city-owned facilities under deals backed by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an ardent supporter of charter schools.
But de Blasio, who is an unabashed critic of charter schools and won election with full-throated support of the United Federation of Teachers, said in a statement some of the city’s agreements to share class space will be voided. City officials said some of the deals that were stricken would have had elementary students attending class in high school buildings or forced cuts for public school special needs students.