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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