NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER CEO JAMES MERRIMAN STATEMENT ON MAYOR DE BLASIO’S TESTIMONY IN ALBANY

NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER CEO JAMES MERRIMAN STATEMENT ON MAYOR DE BLASIO’S TESTIMONY IN ALBANY

(New York, NY) – Please attribute the following statement to James Merriman, , CEO of the New York City Charter School Center:

“The Mayor’s position today conflicts with his recent inclusive tone around charter schools, and that is unfortunate – though not entirely unexpected. The simple fact is that Governor’s proposal gets us closer to treating students in district and charter schools equally. The Mayor’s budget office knows that full well, and we hope that he reconsiders what is an unhelpful approach to ensuring NYC’s school children have the best public school options.”

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