"When Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio takes office on January 1, New York City’s charter schools are going to encounter some trouble. De Blasio has made it very clear that unlike his predecessor, his administration would like to stem the growth of charter schools, arguing that the city has as many as it needs. Specifically, he has called for “well-resourced” charter schools to pay rent when using empty space in public school buildings, where the Bloomberg administration had let them use space rent-free. While De Blasio argues that the city’s charters have more than enough money to easily afford it, the New York Times took a look at the experience of one of the city’s charters already paying rent, and the picture looks rather different. Although the school has been able to succeed while paying rent, over 15 percent of its budget goes toward rent (and some schools spend as much as 22 percent) taking away money that could be spent on core activities like hiring better teachers or keeping the facilities in order:"...
I have been reading about the background of the new Gotham mayor and he is a real lefty who worked with the Sandinistas.
Dems haven't held the mayoral office for 20 years, can they turn the Big Apple into Motown in four years?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
FredHayek wrote: I have been reading about the background of the new Gotham mayor and he is a real lefty who worked with the Sandinistas.
Dems haven't held the mayoral office for 20 years, can they turn the Big Apple into Motown in four years?
