"ALBANY - Legislative leaders defied Gov. Paterson and rolled out a last-minute charter school bill that critics like Mayor Bloomberg say will cost millions in federal aid.
The bill, introduced late Saturday night, would double the state's cap on charter schools to 400 but strips the city schools chancellor of his ability to issue new charters.
Paterson wants lawmakers to raise the charter school cap to 460 schools - allowing the state to qualify for maximum points in the competition for $700 million in federal Race to the Top grants."
The bill, introduced late Saturday night, would double the state's cap on charter schools to 400 but strips the city schools chancellor of his ability to issue new charters.Paterson wants lawmakers to raise the charter school cap to 460 schools - allowing the state to qualify for maximum points in the competition for $700 million in federal Race to the Top grants."