NYC to block 3 charter schools from public space
Source: Associated Press
NYC to block 3 charter schools from public space
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press | February 27, 2014 | Updated: February 27, 2014 6:26pm
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration has blocked three charter schools from using space inside public school buildings, reversing a decision from his predecessor and making good on a campaign promise to rein in the influence of private education providers.
De Blasio, a Democrat, accused former Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration of trying to "rush" the co-location decisions to give free space in city-owned buildings to the charter schools in the final days before leaving office last year.
Bloomberg was a strong proponent of the taxpayer-funded but privately run charter schools, which grew from 17 to 183 during his time in office, while 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.
"We were handed a series of last-minute moves by the Bloomberg administration approving a number of co-locations," de Blasio said Thursday. "We knew that if they could get away it, they would."
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