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Monday, June 25, 2012

Schools Matter: Eva Moskowitz, Corporate Welfare Charter Queen

Schools Matter: Eva Moskowitz, Corporate Welfare Charter Queen:


Eva Moskowitz, Corporate Welfare Charter Queen

Worth 100,000 words
Priceless photo of Eva pitching by Linda Rosier, NY Daily News.
Commentary by Juan Gonzalez for the Daily News:
Even in public education, the rich keep getting richer.

That's the message the trustees of the State University of New York will send Monday when they vote to approve a huge 50% increase in the per-pupil management fee of one of the city's wealthiest, biggest-spending and most controversial charter school operators.

The Success Academy Charter Schools Inc., run by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, applied in April for an increase from $1,350 to $2,000 in the annual per student payment it receives from the state to run 10 of its charter schools.

SUNY postponed the vote following a public outcry over the agency's failure to disclose any details