Mayor Eric Adams undercut Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to lift the cap to open more charter schools in New York City.
Mayor Eric Adams said he believes allowing more of the publicly funded, privately run schools to open in the Big Apple would cost the city treasury $1 billion.Adams bashed a proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul to lift a state-imposed cap on charter schools for New York City.But instead of correcting Liu about being “opposed” to hiking the charter cap and repeating his previously stated charter support directly to legislators, Adams demurred.“Nope. There’s no question. You don’t have to say anything.
Liu replied, “I know many of my colleagues in the legislature want to help you not bear the burden of this additional imposed cost.” Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $227 billion budget proposal would abolish the city cap and allow operators to seek approval.There are 460 charter schools authorized for the entire state but New York City is the only region that has a cap within the overall limit.Under state law, the Big Apple is limited to a maximum of 275 charter schools, all of which have already been authorized.
Adams, when questioned by The Post after his testimony on whether he still supported raising the cap finally repeated his previous support.
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