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A version of this article appears in print on July 17, 2011, on Page A1 of the New York edition with the headline: Battle Over Charter Schools Shifting to Affluent Suburbs.

The battle over charter schools is largely a political ploy that undermines substantive policy work.

Last March and April, during the height of a battle over charter school space between charter advocates and the de Blasio administration, F.E.S. spent $ 3.5 million, the filings show.

It's the most expensive in U.S. history and may help decide one of the most important ideological battles roiling the Democratic Party — the battle over charter schools in education policy.

She has referred to the battle over charter co-locations into district schools, which critics say siphon away needed resources from district students, as a «Middle East war.»

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She has referred to the battle over charter co-locations into district schools, which critics say siphon away needed resources from district students, as a «Middle East war.»

Still, education remains a top - tier issue, even as the more pitched battles over charter schools, teacher evaluations and classroom standards for testing have been quietly de-emphasized in recent legislative sessions.

Yet, one year after the first charter opened, forces that lost the legislative battle over charters have taken their fight to the judiciary, filing a lawsuit in Hinds County arguing that Mississippi's charter school law is unconstitutional.

Not exact matches

A proponent of charter schools, Cuomo is in a protracted battle with teachers unions over the direction of public education — as well as spending — in the state.

Since he made those comments during an interview with the Daily News editorial board, Cuomo has reiterated his intentions to battle unions over education reforms, most recently with a letter he sent to state education officials outlining what appeared to be his second - term schools agenda, including questions about firing teachers, extending the probationary period before tenure and boosting the charter school sector.

And by not picking a battle with Cuomo over mayoral control, the Assembly and de Blasio may have more leverage on issues like the tax credit, and, of particular interest to de Blasio, the charter cap.

In the first three months of 2014, New York City's charter advocates, with the help of Governor Andrew Cuomo, battled Mayor Bill de Blasio over the future of the city's growing charter sector.

Success and Moskowitz have been at the center of the recent battle over the future of New York's charters, and a particular thorn in the side of Mayor Bill de Blasio since February, when he attempted to block three Success schools from opening.

That ad, and more like it (along with fliers and other attention - grabbers in what will likely be a low - turnout primary) was the product of an independent expenditure effort backed by the California Charter Schools Association, which has been a big force in battles with teachers» unions over charter schools in Los Angeles and at the state level aCharter Schools Association, which has been a big force in battles with teachers» unions over charter schools in Los Angeles and at the state level acharter schools in Los Angeles and at the state level as well.

This has been borne out in their various proxy battles over the future of charter schools, the funding of the Metropolitan Transportation authority's capital plan, the growth of e-hail giant Uber, and how long the mayor should have authority over the city's public schools.

It's a strategy that's worked for her before, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo came in as an unofficial savior of charter schools during a battle with de Blasio over school space.

Who will win the battle over lifting the charter cap in Massachusetts?

Amid continuing legal and political battles over the eight charter schools without walls now operating in the Keystone State, the legislature shifted the power to grant charters for such Internet - based schools from local school districts to the education department.

But her battles with the city's education department over space in underused school buildings resonate throughout the book, illustrating just one of the many obstacles faced by charter entrepreneurs nationwide.

A battle over the future of Colorado's Cesar Chavez Schools Network, plagued by recent management problems and financial scandal, has created uncertainty in one of the state's most successful charter school groups.

In Massachusetts, the political battle over whether to raise a cap on the number of charter schools has come to center around the issue of race.

Take the debate over charter schools: the battle lines have been the same for twenty years.

When the dust settled, some said that the teachers had won the battle over teacher evaluations, while others pointed out that they had lost the effort to cap the growth of charter schools.

Nashville school officials have rejected a proposal to open a charter school in a middle - class part of the city, highlighting a broader national battle over efforts by operators of such publicly financed, privately run schools to expand into more affluent areas.

Charter and education reform groups are gearing up for a battle over control of the State Senate.

The battle between traditional schools and charters has been particularly sharp in the Houston ISD, the state's largest district, which is threatened with a state takeover unless it turns over 10 underperforming schools to a charter operator.

In those conversations, sources have repeatedly pointed to the DPS legislation morphing into a philosophical battle over how charter schools should or should not be managed.

The race for the three board seats generated nearly $ 17 million in campaign spending, a massive sum that signaled the importance these races represented for both charter school advocates and teachers unions as they battle over the direction of charter school growth in the state.

The following fall, after a bitter battle, charter operator Green Dot Public Schools took over Locke.

As lawmakers draw closer to finalizing a state budget that has drawn the most attention for how it may boost teacher pay and cut Medicaid, another battle is taking place at the legislature, too — over lowering standards for North Carolina's growing number of charter schools.

The depth of that support from the left, however, has been slowly eroding and recent developments exposed cracks in that alliance even before the election: the NAACP resolution; the battle over the Massachusetts charter cap; the fight against the Washington State charter law, which was joined by local affiliates of NCLR, a group that nationally has been very supportive of charters.

Few education policy battles have burned as hot as debate over the practice of requiring traditional public schools to share under - used space with charter schools.

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center battled UTLA over the faculty's desire to implement merit pay, and ultimately became an independent charter.

«This is money that charters are owed,» Brandon said, adding that he believes charter supporters will eventually win out in the funding battle over traditional schools.

While the Hawaii State Teachers Union has been locked in a battle with the state over a new contract that would link student test scores to teacher ratings and pay, education reformers have praised the state for creating a merit pay pilot program and funding charter schools.

At stake were four seats on the seven - member Board of Education — and the direction of the school system, whose leaders have been in a pitched battle over the growth and oversight of charters in the nation's second - largest district.

The debate in Nashville echoes themes the nation has heard from New York City and Los Angeles where students, teachers and parents have engaged in prolonged battles over decisions to co-locate charter schools in public school buildings.

Charter school policy discussions often devolve into political battles that pit advocates armed with competing research studies against one another in arguments over academic impact.

In Massachusetts, a years - long battle over eliminating a cap on expanding public charter schools will become even more heated thanks to incoming Gov. Charlie Baker, who has signaled that he will support reformers on this issue through his appointment of former New Schools Venture Fund boss - turned - federal education official Jim Peyser as the state's new superintendent.

Over the years, charter schools have fought many battles for equity, funding and even survival.

It's a strategy that's worked for her before, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo came in as an unofficial savior of charter schools during a battle with de Blasio over school space.

Georgia voters, meanwhile, are still battling over the authorization of charter schools in the Peach State, which is home to more than 100 public charter schools.

5) Florida: A legislative battle over in - state tuition for students brought into the country illegally by their parents may involve payback over the past defeat of prison privatization and charter schools legislation.

School space conflicts have also provided charter leaders with their biggest win over the mayor — the sector roundly defeated de Blasio in a months - long battle over space sharing agreements for New York's largest charter network, Success Academy, in early 2014.

The latest battle, over Hua Mei and Hanyu International — which would start in 2012 with 200 kindergarten through second - grade students drawn from Millburn, Maplewood, Livingston, South Orange, West Orange and Union — has divided neighbors and has spurred calls for legislation to require voter approval to open charters.

If SoFi follows through on its plans to resubmit its application at a later date they may face an uphill battle; the FDIC hasn't approved any new ILC charters in over a decade.

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