Gov. Cuomo: Schools that fail deserve to die
Gov. Cuomo: Schools that fail deserve the 'death penalty'
Echoing Mayor Bloomberg’s tough stance, Gov. Cuomo says underperforming schools can’t be allowed to stay open.
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo is echoing Mayor Bloomberg’s tough talk on failing schools, saying those that don’t shape up should face a “death penalty.”
While not specifically mentioning Bloomberg’s controversial school closing policy, the governor said the state cannot allow under performing schools to stay open indefinitely.
“There is going to be have to be a death penalty for failing schools . . . where we say the children come first, before the bureaucracy,” Cuomo told reporters during a stop in suburban Buffalo late Thursday. “If the school fails, the school has to end.”
Cuomo said options for failing schools include a takeover by the state or a takeover by a charter school.
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Force the good teachers out. Micro manage the curriculum to the test. Ignore the home life of the kids. The lack of parenting. The drugs. The gangs. The almost nightly shootings. Focus entirely on the test scores and how much keeping the school open is costing the tax payer. That's the way to pave the way for a better America. 
