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Friday, July 9, 2010

City charter schools are big winners in veto by Gov. Paterson

City charter schools are big winners in veto by Gov. Paterson

City charter schools are big winners in veto by Gov. Paterson

Friday, July 9th 2010, 4:00 AM
ALBANY - A surprising budget veto Thursday by Gov. Paterson means more money for city charter schools.
Paterson - as part of his ongoing battle with the Legislature over the state budget - vetoed an education bill that also capped how much school districts had to pay charters per student.
With the cap lifted, the cash-strapped city now must fork over an additional $42 million to charter schools.
Paterson said he had to veto the measure - which spells out how the state spends its education dollars - because the Legislature snuck in a provision that would have forced


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