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NYC Mayoral hopeful Kathryn Garcia backs lifting city charter school cap

[NYPOST] Mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia wants Albany to expand the number of New York City charter schools, she said Monday.

"I do support raising the charter cap because I want every kid to have the opportunity," Garcia told a virtual candidate forum for charter school parents and supporters on Monday night.

The former sanitation commissioner said the cap had become a "political football" for leaders in Albany and City Hall to lob back and forth, and called the never-ending debate "not particularly helpful to kids."

"I’m going to stand up for you," Garcia told charter parents, professing her desire for all public schools — charter or otherwise — to succeed.

"Because you’re a charter school does not mean that I think you’re being selfish," she said. "It’s become too political, like you’re not pure enough on this or that. I just don’t feel that way."

Garcia’s comments put her with Ray McGuire as the only Democratic mayoral candidates to express full-throated support for raising the cap, which could not be done without approval from state leaders in Albany.

"I would lift the charter caps, the waiting list is way too long," McGuire said during his appearance at Monday’s forum, which was hosted by Civic Builders and the Achievement First and Democracy Prep charter school networks.

"For those who are on the waiting list they ought to have the opportunity to make sure that they get the same quality education," McGuire said. "We need to lift the cap immediately so that every neighborhood has a choice of good schools."

Posted by Fred 2021-05-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 She's toast. She just went up against the teachers union.

Posted by SteveS 2021-05-26 07:37|| 2021-05-26 07:37|| Front Page Top

#2 What the hell kind of Democrat is she?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-05-26 12:54|| 2021-05-26 12:54|| Front Page Top

#3 I mean, is there really such a thing as a DINO?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-05-26 12:55|| 2021-05-26 12:55|| Front Page Top

#4 The June primary includes ranked choice voting. If Garcia is one of only 3 candidates favoring charter schools (which seems to be the case) and there are 13 candidates opposing charter schools and if she gets 'ranked' by voters who prefer the other pro charter candidates, she has a good chance to win the Dem primary. The existence of the ranked choice situation makes polling results even dicier than usual.

Posted by lord garth 2021-05-26 18:40|| 2021-05-26 18:40|| Front Page Top

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