Thursday, January 30, 2014

Thousands of students may lose charter school seats

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Mayor de Blasio says he will review the school opening and expansion plans on a case-by-case basis.




More than 5,600 students could lose their seats at 30 charter schools set to open or expand in September if Mayor de Blasio kills plans for the new schools, according to an advocacy group’s analysis.


The disputed charter schools were approved under Mayor Bloomberg in 2013 and would share space with district-run schools in city buildings, an arrangement the new mayor has said he opposes.


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Education Department spokesman Devon Puglia contradicted Families for Excellent School’s findings, saying that only 2,300 students would be affected if the charters are scuttled.


De Blasio has said he will review plans for the new and expanded charter schools on a case-by-case basis.


Families who are counting on seats for their kids at the disputed charter schools will demonstrate at City Hall Thursday.





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