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How DeBlasio Protects the Charter Industry in NYC | Diane Ravitch's blog

How DeBlasio Protects the Charter Industry in NYC | Diane Ravitch's blog

How DeBlasio Protects the Charter Industry in NYC

When Mayor Bill DeBlasio was on the Democratic debate stage, he lashed out at the charter industry and vowed to fight the privatizers.
But as mayor, he is protecting them.
As Leonie Haimson explains, DeBlasio’s Department of Education routinely hands over the lists of public school students to the charters, despite the protests of parents.
No other city, she says, gives charters the names and addresses of public school students.
Now he says parents may ask to remove their names, but that is not good enough.
This is the official statement from DeBlasio’s Department of Education. If you want to take your child’s name off the charter mailing list, it is your responsibility to ask to CONTINUE READING: How DeBlasio Protects the Charter Industry in NYC | Diane Ravitch's blog