Cantor knocks de Blasio, praises Cuomo on charters (Capital New York - May 9, 2014) #Harlem Education News: Charles Rangel, Harlem Success Academy EXCERPT: Republican House majority leader Eric Cantor praised Andrew Cuomo on the floor of the House on Friday, citing the governors intervention on behalf of the citys charter schools in a debate about a national charter-school bill. In New York City, the mayor there, Bill de Blasio, recently attempted to deliver on his threat to kick public charter schools out of the space that they share, or were planning to share, with other traditional public schools, said Cantor, who has previously used de Blasio as a foil in making his case for charters. This kind of activity completely undermines the essence of education reform. Cuomo intervened on behalf of Eva Moskowitzs Success Academy after the de Blasio administration announced it would rescind three co-location plans that were originally authorized under former mayor Michael Bloomberg. At Cuomos urging, the state budget passed last month included protections for charter co-locations, and de Blasio recently announced it had found new space for Success students in Catholic schools. Fortunately for New York City students, Governor Cuomo did not allow this to become a reality, Cantor continued. Those kids who otherwise would have ended up without a school in the fall now have one. And this bill provides even more opportunites for states like New York State to help high quality charter schools to expand and replicate. The bill passed the House with bipartisan support, in a 360 to 45 vote that split Democrats, including those in New Yorks congressional delegation. Four New York Democrats voted against the bill: Tim Bishop, Nydia Velazquez, Yvette Clarke and Paul Tonko. But the rest voted in favor of the bill, including liberal members from the citys delegation like Jerry Nadler and Charlie Rangel.
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 14:10:49 +0000
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