Gov. Cuomo Hails Mike Bloomberg and Charter School Movement--But Avoids Hitting Mayor

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BY KEN LOVETT
Already fighting with Mayor de Blasio over prekindergarten and the minimum wage, Gov. Cuomo took a pass when asked about the mayor's decision to nix three charter schools run by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz.

But Cuomo, appearing on public radio's "The Capitol Pressroom Friday, made it clear he backs the charter school movement and even went so far as to praise former Mayor Mike Bloomberg for having led the charge.

"Mayor Bloomberg was a champion of charter schools," Cuomo said. "He and his administration worked very hard to advance the movement and they did."

Not every charter school worked out but that's the price of experimentation, he said.

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