Thousands rally to support New York charter schools

By Mary C. Tillotson / March 5, 2014

WE WANT CHARTERS: A group of charter school students rally Tuesday in support of charter schools outside the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged his support to the massive pro-charter school rally.  The 11,000 or so charter school supporters who rallied Tuesday in Albany, N.Y., want Gov. Andrew Cuomo to toss them a lifeline.   New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio last week stopped three charter schools from co-locating with district public schools, leaving some children with no option but their district schools.

Charter schools that can’t co-locate have little recourse, as the schools receive less money than traditional district schools. Per-pupil operating funding for charter schools is significantly lower, and charter schools don’t get money to build brick-and-mortar schools, according to the New York Post.  The three charter schools no longer approved for co-locations belong to the Success Academy network, run by Eva Moskowitz, de Blasio’s political rival. In New York City, Success Academy ranks in the top 1 percent for math and top 7 percent for English, according to its website….To Read More…..