Because politicians are not in control, they are simply front men for other intere$ts.
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Stinky.
"NY charter schools steel for changes under new mayor" by Karen Matthews | Associated Press, December 26, 2013
NEW YORK — Operators of New York City’s publicly financed, privately run charter schools are bracing for changes promised by Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio — including the possibility of having to pay rent — that they worry could reverse 12 years of growth enjoyed under Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
De Blasio has pledged to charge rent to ‘‘well-resourced’’ charter schools and has called for a moratorium on allowing new charters to share buildings with traditional schools, taking aim at a Bloomberg policy that helped the schools grow from 17 to 183 during his time in office.
The policy has also led to complaints that the charters draw an unfair amount of resources.
‘‘It is insult to injury to give them free rent,’’ de Blasio said last summer, while campaigning for the Democratic nomination.
Charter school backers around the country are watching to see what happens in New York — which they consider an incubator for the charter school movement — while de Blasio supporters hope that the changes help fulfill his campaign promise to improve educational access for all children. De Blasio takes office on Jan. 1.
‘‘The nation as a whole has always looked to New York City in this area,’’ said Nina Rees, president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. ‘‘The climate in New York City is a healthy one because of the co-location arrangements.’’
A majority of the nation’s charter schools either pay rent or are paying off a loan or bond issue for their buildings, according to the alliance, but New York City real estate pressures make that a challenge. She said that many charter schools wouldn’t have been able to open if they had to find their own building and start from scratch.
Folks, we really gotta get off this debt-based economic and government model. That's today's lesson.
Critics note that more than a dozen of New York City charter school executives are paid more than New York City Schools chancellor Dennis Walcott’s $212,614. Harlem Village Academies chief Deborah Kenny earns $499,146. Eva Moskowitz, a founder of Success Academies, earns $475,244.
Hey, it's the bu$ine$$ of ejewkhazion in AmeriKa.
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Also see: De Blasios to live in Gracie Mansion
Better schools in the area from what I saw.
