New York City's powerful teachers union and some parents are concerned that proposals for charter schools to share space with city-run public schools could undermine a new state law limiting class size.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.The city’s powerful teachers union and some parents are concerned that proposals for charter schools to share space with city-run public schools could undermine a new state law limiting class size.
The prominent charter network Success Academy Charter Schools has three proposed co-locations up for review in the coming months, public records show. The panel's Vice President Tom Sheppard, who voted against the co-location, said he worried there is a rush to approve such moves before a newin traditional public schools goes into effect. Under the law, the city must cap classes at 20 to 25 students, depending on the grade level, over a five-year period beginning next school year.
Michael Mulgrew, president of the teachers union, said the Adams administration had decided to give charter schools free space "to the detriment of the children in the public schools.”Teachers in charter schools are generally not unionized, and unions typically oppose their growth, arguing they siphon off resources from the rest of the school system. Co-locations are particularly controversial because schools often see themselves as competing for resources and space.
But charter critics are bracing for the possibility of a renewed battle under Adams. The charter debate peaked under Bloomberg, who had a hostile relationship with the teachers union. It then died down under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, who courted labor unions as key political allies.
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