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

by Leonie Haimson

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