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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

UPDATE: Perdido Street School: Daily News: How Dare State Comptroller Hold Charter Schools Accountable?

Perdido Street School: Daily News: How Dare State Comptroller Hold Charter Schools Accountable?:


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Daily News: How Dare State Comptroller Hold Charter Schools Accountable?



The accountability mavens at the Daily News are very sad that state comptroller Tom Di Napoli wants to audit Eva Muoskowitz's charter school conglomerate and hold her accountable for the public funds she receives to run her schools.

They say Di Napoli is on a witch hunt against charter schools because he is anti-charter and pro-union.

They say it's unfair and unjust that charter schools be subject to audit by the state, that the results charters get with test scores and graduation rates speak for themselves and no other accountability measures are needed.

The accountability mavens at the DN say only public schools and public school teachers need accountability measures.

This is why only public school teachers are required by law to be