EDUCATION

" Peter Murphy, policy director at the state's Charter Association, said he thought Cuomo's plan strikes the right note. He even blogged about it. " - http://www.cityhallnews.com/newyork/article-1602-cuomo-consideration-an-education-plan-that-encourages-charter-growth-funding-cuts.html 


Andrew Cuomo's plan for education is to make charter schools as equal as public schools. Charter schools are private and may do anything with the money they receive, yet Cuomo is forcing all charter schools to except the homeless, special ed, and non-English speakers. He wants fairness and wants to reform the public and charter school systems. I like this plan very much and it is a very fair decision.

The statistics of Charter schools is well-known for its high performance students. Yet people don't stop to think that maybe this is because of the exclusive selection they pick to attend their schools. if these programs are so "great" then they must be capable of teaching children who are foreign or homeless as well.

SARA FURSHMAN