SENATOR JOHN LIU COMMENTS ON EDUCATION ITEMS IN GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S PROPOSED BUDGET

Senator John Liu welcomed the Governor’s proposal for additional 2.7 billion for school funding but felt the attempt to remove the cap on charters in NYC “is a nonstarter”.

NEW YORK, NY(TIP): Giving his comment on the Governor’s proposed budget announcement, Senator John Liu thanked the governor “for honoring our collective commitment to fully funding foundation aid with an additional $2.7 billion for school funding in your budget proposal. New York school kids can finally receive a sound, basic education as they are long owed under the New York State Constitution.

“However, the naked attempt to remove the cap on charters in NYC is a nonstarter. The cap has historically served to strike the balance between giving parents so-called ‘choice’ and the constitutional requirement to keep public schools open, and it’s not common sense to upset that balance.”

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