Statement from NYC Charter School Center CEO James Merriman on Mayor de Blasio’s Education Speech
NEW YORK – Please attribute the following statement to James Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter School Center, on Mayor de Blasio’s speech on education today:
“As an organization that has been at the forefront of collaboration between charter schools and their traditional district school counterparts for well over five years, we’re obviously pleased to see the mayor make collaboration between the sectors official policy. I know that charter leaders and teachers welcome the opportunity and are eager to dig in to this important work.”
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