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NYC Public School Parents: NYC Kids PAC endorses Tom DiNapoli for State Comptroller

NYC Public School Parents: NYC Kids PAC endorses Tom DiNapoli for State Comptroller

NYC Kids PAC endorses Tom DiNapoli for State Comptroller

NYC Kids PAC endorses Thomas Di Napoli for State Comptroller

For Immediate Release: October 31, 2010


Contact: Shino Tanikawa: (917) 770-8438

Mona Davids: (917) 340-8987

Patrick J. Sullivan: (631) 804-7217


Today, NYC Kids PAC endorsed Thomas Di Napoli for re-election as State Comptroller. NYC Kids PAC was formed by public school parents in 2009 to support candidates who work to improve our schools in ways that matter to parents and their kids, including reducing class size, alleviating overcrowding, and ensuring more fiscal transparency and accountability.

As Shino Tanikawa of the Parent Commission on School Governance and NYC Kids PAC says, “Since he became Comptroller in 2007, Thomas Di Napoli has provided an invaluable public service by providing rigorous fiscal oversight of the use of public funds by charter school operators and the New York City Department of Education. Too often, those running our public schools have spent taxpayer funds in any manner they liked, leading to waste, fraud and abuse. Tom Di Napoli has consistently worked to ensure fiscal accountability and