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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : The old, tired canard that charters hurt public schools has been disproven time and again by real-world data.
58% : The facts are clear and indisputable: Charter schools have proven success in raising scores of students in our state's most socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, including inner cities.
57% : New York taxpayers invest more in public education than those of any other state in the nation.
56% : The governor's plan would add 85 more slots for charter schools anywhere in the state while operating within the current overall statewide cap of 460.
55% : We'd accomplish this goal without sacrificing the state's historic financial commitment to public education.
54% : Because she is also proposing to modify the state cap on charter schools by eliminating regional caps and adding more slots for students in places like New York City, where they have parental support and are in high demand.
50% : Special-interest opponents of charter schools claim these institutions take millions of dollars away from public schools.

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