Governor David Paterson released his 21-day amendments to his proposed 2010-11 Executive Budget yesterday and kept the charter funding freeze in place for next year -- at 2008-09 levels. New York Charter Schools Association President, Bill Phillips, issued a statement yesterday on the Governor's action here.

The pleas of more than 3,000 charter supporters in Albany last week did not persuade the Governor to reconsider this injustice. The Chalkboard has described how charters have been treated in such a punitive fashion, unlike any school district or locality, which do not have to live on funding levels from two years prior.

Governor Paterson's administration knows charter funding should be tied to district spending, yet they instead are cutting their funding disproportionate to any treatment given to school districts. It's an outrage.

Anyone who wants to stop more charter schools in New York need not worry about a cap lift since no school can live long -- or open its doors -- and deliver a quality education if this funding freeze remains.

Peter Murphy
for The Chalkboard
(see me Twitter @ PeterMurphy26)