Wednesday, February 08, 2006
NYC Charter Proposal: More Info
Gov. Pataki's announcement yesterday, if approved as part of the budget currently being negotiated in Albany, would allow the Mayor of NYC to charter up to 50 new schools. (No limit proposed for charter conversions.) The mayor, as an authorizer of charters, would join the Board of Regents and SUNY in sharing this power. Pataki is still seeking to lift the cap on the number of charters statewide. See the NY Times story on this here. NY Sun story is here.
Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson is the only mayor in the country who has the power to charter schools, and he has emerged as one of the toughest authorizers anywhere. Hopefully the latest proposal from Pataki will prompt some good debate. Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein desperately want to increase the number of options for city parents and teachers. On the other hand, one would hope that the other authorizers (perhaps even new authorizers not named Bloomberg) would still be able to realistically play ball in the city. Charters shouldn't become part of another monopoly.
Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson is the only mayor in the country who has the power to charter schools, and he has emerged as one of the toughest authorizers anywhere. Hopefully the latest proposal from Pataki will prompt some good debate. Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein desperately want to increase the number of options for city parents and teachers. On the other hand, one would hope that the other authorizers (perhaps even new authorizers not named Bloomberg) would still be able to realistically play ball in the city. Charters shouldn't become part of another monopoly.
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