Gov. Cuomo Says Protecting Charter Schools Will Be Major Part Of Budget Negotiations
KEN LOVETT
Gov. Cuomo says the fight to protect charter schools will be one of he biggest issues in the upcoming state budget negotiations.
In a slight jab at Mayor de Blasio, Cuomo said the charter school issue will trump the fight over prekindergarten expansion--declaring that latter battle over.
"We've been dealing about pre-k for a long time, but I think that's pretty well established," Cuomo told host Susan Arbetter Thursday during an appearance on public radio's "The Capitol Pressroom." "What we're going to do is what we said we were gong to do. We'll have a statewide pre-K program that will be funded by the state."
Cuomo also said the fate of the DREAM Act and public financing rests with whether the Senate Republicans will drop its long-held opposition to both issues..
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