Albany's ridiculous reluctance to lift the charter cap is based on...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : More charter schools will complement and enhance the work of the many fine district schools in the city, not harm them.
57% : In charter schools, 58.1% of black students scored at Level 3 or 4, deemed "proficient," in ELA and 63.9% did so in math.
51% : A quarter of all black students in the city are enrolled in charter schools, and another 8% are in private and religious schools.
51% : A full 30% of all black males in charter schools scored a 4 on the math test, while only 8% of black males in the district schools did so.
45% : This year, the department is paying out more than $3 billion to private and nonprofit schools to educate students with special needs and to provide pre-kindergarten for the city's youngest students.
43% : Somehow that recognition is not extended to charter schools, which get less spending per pupil but better results.
42% : It can drop its misinformed cap on city charter schools or it can stand by while families continue to leave town in search of viable educational options for their children.
41% : But charter schools are not unique in getting money from the DOE's budget.

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