Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academies Lays Off During COVID Despite $60M in Reserve, AND She’s Hiring!
According to the April 21, 2020, New York Post, Eva Moskowitz’s New York-based Success Academy (SA) charter school network has laid off 90 staff and 25 central office workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. From the article:
Moskowitz said the none-core layoffs were triggered by a “significant cut” in state aid from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $177 billion, coronavirus-wrecked budget that was approved earlier this month.“It was a reduction of $1,000 per pupil,” Moskowitz said, of funding in the budget.Moskowitz also cited emergency costs stemming from the public health crises as justification — like expenditures to ship projectors and other supplies to teachers for remote learning. …Success Academy relies heavily on private donations and philanthropies for funding and any extended financial plunge would likely harm their operations.A Success Academy source acknowledged some unease but said that the network is getting out in front of looming financial strains with the layoffs.
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