Bill de Blasio gives cold shoulder to education reformers as he prepares to choose a chancellor
De Blasio chose to place high-profile critics of Bloomberg’s policies on his 60-member transition team, troubling education reformers and advocates for charter schools
Comments (5)BY BEN CHAPMAN AND RACHEL MONAHAN / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2013, 10:28 AM
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De Blasio has vowed to end the city’s policy of giving charters free rent in public school buildings when he takes office
Charter school operators and Bloomberg-style education reformers are getting the cold shoulder from mayor-elect Bill de Blasio as he assembles his transition team and prepares to choose a chancellor.
De Blasio snubbed charter school educators and education reformers from his 60-member transition team announced Wednesday, choosing instead to place high-profile critics of Bloomberg’s policies on the roster.
His choices worry education reformers and advocates for charter schools, which enroll about 6 % of city students.
“There are members of the transition team that we have deep respect for and look forward to working with, but it’s disappointing that the charter parent voice isn't represented,” said Jeremiah Kittredge, director of the pro-charter advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools.
De Blasio has vowed to end the city’s policy of giving charters free rent in public school buildings when he takes office, a move that could slow the movement’s growth. He said at a mayoral forum in
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