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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

NYC Public School Parents: Bloomberg raising money for charter schools as he continues to cut our public schools to the bone

NYC Public School Parents: Bloomberg raising money for charter schools as he continues to cut our public schools to the bone:

Bloomberg raising money for charter schools as he continues to cut our public schools to the bone

Just as Bloomberg is planning on cutting millions more from public school budgets -- leading to an loss of a thousand more teaching positions and even larger class sizes -- he appeared last night at a fundraiser for Democracy Prep charter schools, which already has four charter schools in Harlem, with more planned in the future.

Bloomberg with Seth Andrew of Democracy Prep; photo credit: Schoolbook


This is how NYT/SchoolBook reported it yesterday:

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is speaking at a benefit on Tuesday night for Harlem Prep Charter School — a formerly independent charter school called Harlem Day that had its charter revoked for poor performance. In an unusual