
Parents Want Charters Because Schools Are for Kids, Not Unions — Politicians, Wake Up!
As if state legislators and union leaders fearmongering about charter-school costs weren’t enough, Mayor Eric Adams, when he should be championing the city’s kids, is instead caving and joining that crowd.
There’s no reality to charter schools costing $1 billion extra in any foreseeable future, but that doesn’t stop the ridiculous narrative against the increasingly popular schools. If anything, outlays should be reduced, since district schools’ per-student cost is significantly higher than for students at the charter schools New Yorkers want.
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Wai Wah Chin is the founding president of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York.
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