NYC Public School Parents: Charter school expansion in NYC: common ground or battleground?

NYC Public School Parents: Charter school expansion in NYC: common ground or battleground?

Charter school expansion in NYC: common ground or battleground?

by Leonie Haimson

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According to today's New York Times, the Gates Foundation is giving $25 million to seven cities, including NYC, to encourage charter-district “collaboration.” The Gates spokesperson claims, “It’s pretty clear there is more common ground than battleground.”  Of course, the pro-charter, pro-privatization Gates people would like to convince NY Times readers and the public at large that this is true.

Unfortunately, the Times reporter did not feature any quotes from New York City parents or