Comments on: Charter schools celebrating possible reversal of budget cut http://gothamschools.org/2009/04/02/charter-schools-celebrating-possible-reversal-of-budget-cut/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KitchenSink http://gothamschools.org/2009/04/02/charter-schools-celebrating-possible-reversal-of-budget-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-87816 KitchenSink Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:08:44 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=12329#comment-87816 Can someone please explain the politics behind the decision in the state budget (still, apparently, not reversed) to deny the same funding formula to charter school students that is available to district schools? Before this budget was passed, there was a law stating that charter schools receive LESS per pupil than district schools. Now, charters are hit TWICE. Why? Can someone please explain the politics behind the decision in the state budget (still, apparently, not reversed) to deny the same funding formula to charter school students that is available to district schools?

Before this budget was passed, there was a law stating that charter schools receive LESS per pupil than district schools. Now, charters are hit TWICE.

Why?

]]> By: Elizabeth Green http://gothamschools.org/2009/04/02/charter-schools-celebrating-possible-reversal-of-budget-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-87683 Elizabeth Green Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:45:59 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=12329#comment-87683 Yes, Norm. I added in a link to this story I wrote for the Sun about Smith's charter school record: http://www.nysun.com/new-york/senator-smith-is-known-as-a-booster-of-charter/80653/. Here's a similar story about Governor David Paterson: http://www.nysun.com/new-york/paterson-raises-hopes-of-school-choice-advocates/73422/ Yes, Norm. I added in a link to this story I wrote for the Sun about Smith’s charter school record: http://www.nysun.com/new-york/senator-smith-is-known-as-a-booster-of-charter/80653/.

Here’s a similar story about Governor David Paterson: http://www.nysun.com/new-york/paterson-raises-hopes-of-school-choice-advocates/73422/

]]> By: peter http://gothamschools.org/2009/04/02/charter-schools-celebrating-possible-reversal-of-budget-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-87682 peter Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:44:04 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=12329#comment-87682 A school that recognized the UFT as bargaining agent but has failed to negotiate a contract ... A school that recognized the UFT as bargaining agent but has failed to negotiate a contract …

]]> By: Norm http://gothamschools.org/2009/04/02/charter-schools-celebrating-possible-reversal-of-budget-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-87670 Norm Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:13:29 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=12329#comment-87670 No surprise as Malcolm Smith was one of the founders of a charter school in Rockaway. No surprise as Malcolm Smith was one of the founders of a charter school in Rockaway.

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