New York charter school advocates are emboldened by promises from Senate leadership and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to increase funding for charter schools across the state.
About 1,500 educators, parents, and students rallied Tuesday at the convention center in Albany to drum up support to increase facility funding and eliminate the cap on charter schools allowed in New York City.
New York has one charter cap for the state and one for New York City. The Democratic governor's proposal to eliminate the New York City cap would allow more schools to open in the city where more than 44,000 students remain on charter waitlists.
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan joined a handful of speakers in affirming Senate commitment to funding charter schools statewide.
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