Councilmember Levin demands moratorium on charter schools
Spending ‘out of control’
Charter school spending is “out of control” Councilmember Stephen Levin (D-Brooklyn Heights, Greenpoint, Boerum Hill) said on Wednesday as he called for a moratorium on the opening of all charter schools in New York City.
The announcement follows the release of the city’s executive budget, which includes a $210 million — or 25 percent — increase in funding for charter schools.
In the city’s preliminary budget, charter schools were proposed to grow by $70.9 million for Fiscal Year 2014, to a total of $899.3 million. The Mayor’s executive budget, however, increases funding for charter schools by a whopping $210 million – an increase of 200 percent from the preliminary budget. Spending on charter schools in the city will top $1 billion.