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Doesn't allow for local governments or local citizens to evaluate the impacts on their communities caused by charter schools on issues such as traffic capacity and consistency with approved uses already in place.

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That principle was embraced quite readily by the teachers at another school I visited in the spring of 2015: Polaris Charter Academy on Chicago's West Side.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

On one side: Former NYC Councilwoman and charter school operator Eva Moskowitz, who is furious with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for reversing co-location decisions by his predecessor, former Mayor Bloomberg, that would have allowed for the expansion of three schools operated by her Success Academy network.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie was critical on Thursday of an effort being pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to have the state take over low - performing public schools, saying it could potentially lead to them becoming charter schools.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was more supportive of the effort to strengthen charter schools statewide as the governor wants to lift the cap on the alternative public schools by 100.

The Republican - controlled Senate, meanwhile, backs extending mayoral control, but also wants to strengthen and expand charter schools in the state — a premise that is backed by the governor in a NY1 interview on Thursday.

The mayor's words of support come as Johnson is being targeted, along with Deputy Senate Majority Leader Jeff Klein, by the AFL - CIO for his «yes» vote on charter schools, as well as a host of other issues with which the union is displeased.

The conferences led by Heastie and Flanagan do not see eye to eye on a number of key issues, including a minimum wage hike, the education investment tax credit and an effort to strengthen charter schools.

After millions of dollars of spending on his behalf, much of it by the charter school crowd, Carl Marcellino was finally declared the winner of his race by about 1500 votes against a woefully underfunded opponent.

The Riverdale Country bill was recently reported out of the Senate Committee on Authorities, Corporations and Commissions, headed by Bill Perkins (D - Manhattan), a charter - school basher.

Off topic questions included city enforcement efforts around Airbnb and Airbnb's hiring of de Blasio's campaign manager, why a proposed ban on carriage horses has taken far longer than initially promised by the mayor, Tim Wu's comments on the mayor's central role on defeating Wu and Zephyr Teachout in Tuesday's primary, revised statistics on NYPD chokehold incidents, charter school co-locations, the mayor's lack of a federal security clearance and resulting inability to receive classified information, school bus drivers movement toward a strike, his relationship with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his efforts to help elect a Democratic majority in the state senate.

Cuomo should focus on increasing the discretion principals have to remove bad teachers — and on giving kids the choice to get out of classrooms with poor teachers by going to charter schools.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

New York State Senate hearing on charter schools held by Senator Bill Perkins.

Among the major areas of disagreement are the Senate's insistence — despite the huge deficit — on a politically popular property - tax rebate and a new Senate plan to lift the cap on the number of charter schools, which is strongly opposed by the teachers - union - friendly Assembly.

Regulations adopted by the State University of New York's committee on charter schools is illegal and allows unqualified teachers to work, the state's umbrella teachers union group on Wednesday said.

The bill backed by the Assembly does not include any legislation strengthening charter schools, which Senate Republicans are seeking in the trio of measures introduced on Sunday for mayoral control.

The measure backed by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan would tie mayoral control to raising the statewide cap on charter schools.

Two polls from Siena College and Quinnipiac University have shown Cuomo's margin of victory diminished by a generic candidate running to his left — surveys that have emboldened the activist wing of the party upset with his stances on tax cuts and charter schools.

New York State United Teachers, a union that remains powerful by virtue of its 600,000 members regardless of its losses in the recent election cycle, denounced Cuomo's letter on Thursday, arguing that his apparent priorities — strengthening teacher evaluations, lengthening the probationary period before teachers may get tenure and boosting charter schools — are handouts to pro-charter billionaire hedge funders who give generously to his campaigns.

Thousands of charter school students on 450 buses, along with their parents and teachers, came to the Capitol for a rally that was billed by organizers as a school field trip.

Those briefed on the plan say that per pupil funding for the charter schools will jump by $ 1,100 over three years, including $ 250 per student in year one, $ 350 in year 2 and $ 500 in year 3.

But with half of the session's last scheduled day behind them, the state's top men still have not reached a resolution and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he was still refusing to give on a push by Cuomo and Senate leaders to help charter schools.

Senate Democrats, while hobbled by a mere one - vote majority, could barely contain their glee at Cuomo's strong support for some of their most favored positions: more charter schools, a tough cap on state spending and local property taxes, and opposition to a massive new borrowing scheme — all counter to Silver's positions.

The regulations, approved by the SUNY Charter Schools Committee on Wednesday, were tweaked from the original proposal, which would have cut the number of hours of classroom instruction a teacher must receive to only 30.

Mr. Cuomo had declared he would boost education funding by just over $ 1 billion only if the legislature agreed to adopt his reform plans — which included state receivership of failing schools, an increase in the charter cap, new teacher evaluations based on state exams, and changes to teacher tenure.

Citing stances the Senators have taken detrimental to the cause of working people, the flyers highlight: Protecting a failed tax system that favors the privileged at the expense of working people; increasing the tax on health insurance; siding with big corporations and against teachers and students to pass a Charter School Bill - with no real reform; creating a new Tier V pension; and attacking education by supporting an irresponsible property tax cap.

That pits him against Governor Andrew Cuomo on yet another education issue; the governor has said he hopes to break the public - school «monopoly» by encouraging more competition from charter schools.

The pressure is on for New York to pass a new charter - school law before submitting a new application to qualify for up to $ 700 million in federal «Race to the Top» funds by the June 1 deadline.

LOWER EAST SIDE — State and local officials have asked the Department of Education to hold a public hearing on plans to bring a new school run by the Success Academy charter school chain to the neighborhood.

Questions included how they would ensure continued funding for senior centers, whether they support a state constitutional convention, their views on charter schools, whether their candidacies help Bill de Blasio by simply drawing anti-de Blasio votes from Republican candidate Nicole Malliotakis and plans for dealing with the homeless, particularly in Bay Ridge.

They are calling on the governor to hold Success Academy, and by extension all charter schools, accountable by supporting a state Assembly proposal to create a code of conduct for charters and to have schools provide annual discipline reports.

James Merriman, C.E.O. of the New York City Charter School Center, pounced on de Blasio's comments on Wednesday, arguing that charter schools «are some of the most accessible and effective public schools in New York City,» and their growth shouldn't be stunted by tCharter School Center, pounced on de Blasio's comments on Wednesday, arguing that charter schools «are some of the most accessible and effective public schools in New York City,» and their growth shouldn't be stunted by tcharter schools «are some of the most accessible and effective public schools in New York City,» and their growth shouldn't be stunted by the cap.

Speaker Paul Ryan toured the Success Academy charter school in Harlem where he was met by protesters on May 9, 2017.

Senate Republicans not only stuck it to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio on mayoral control of the public schools, but also handed a victory to his nemesis, Success Academy charter school network founder Eva Moskowitz by allowing charters to hire more uncertified teachers.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan last week introduced a bill that extend mayoral control for 12 months and raise the state's cap on charter schools by 100.

The group had hinged its campaign on a bill introduced by Flanagan this month that would have raised the statewide cap on charter schools by 100 and linked it to a 12 - month extension for mayoral control of New York City schools.

After achieving the passage of a new evaluation system that will rely on a mix on at least one standardized test and in - classroom observation, the governor is renewing his focus to areas NYSUT has opposed, including a lifting of the cap on charter schools and a $ 150 million education investment tax credit, which is strongly backed by private and parochial schools.

The de Blasio administration said it would provide free space in public school buildings to a dozen new or expanding charter schools, including 10 run by Eva S. Moskowitz, one of the mayor's fiercest rivals on the issue.

Meanwhile, on the thorny issue of charter school funding — a tuition aid un-freeze that would see aid increase by $ 1,500 per student paid out by a school district — a potentially large hit for any locality, including $ 200 million for New York City — the proposal would be to have flat funding for charters this year.

The Senate is embracing Cuomo's push to increase the state's cap on charter schools by 100, while also doubling his support for charter school tuition from $ 75 per student to $ 150.

Two independent expenditure committees funded in part by wealthy supporters of charter schools are wrapping their spending sprees on Senate Republican candidates with large ad purhcases in two state Senate races upstate.

The legislative leaders and the governor made some progress yesterday, reportedly reaching a deal on education that adds $ 300 million in additional spending to the $ 807 million boost Cuomo proposed, spends $ 340 million on pre-K — most of which is going to NYC — and also hikes per - pupil state aid for charter schools, though they would have to agree to be audited by the state comptroller.

The bill would also seek to expand access to the state's charter schools as well by raising the statewide cap on the schools by 100, from 460 to 560 — a proposal first backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the start of the year.

Thousands of parents and teachers descended on Foley Square to demand that de Blasio get behind charter school proponents» plans to increase the number of charter seats across the city to 200,000 by 2020.

At 11 a.m., families from New York City's charter schools call for 200,000 students in charter schools by 2020 on the #PathtoPossible Day of Action, The Well, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

ALBANY — After years as a pro-charter school operative, Democratic state Senate candidate Micah Lasher is adopting a more union - friendly attitude on education issues, vowing in his campaign literature to «ensure that charter schools have to play by the same rules.»

Members also hoped to prevent an attempt by Governor Andrew Cuomo to link the extension of mayoral control to his end - of - session agenda, which includes lifting a cap on charter schools and establishing a tax credit for donations to private schools.

Among the questions spurred by Andrew Cuomo's newfound devotion to charter schools is one with real implications for the governor's re-election: How much more can the Working Families Party take before ditching him and running someone else on its line this year?