By Herman Cain ——Bio and Archives--March 1, 2014
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The move undercuts educators, parents and some 700 students at four schools, including Harlem Success 4, one of the public charter school movement’s top success stories, and two set to open in the fall. While agreements at those schools were rescinded, expansion of a fourth school was also blocked. The schools were to operate rent-free in city-owned facilities under deals backed by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an ardent supporter of charter schools. But de Blasio, who is an unabashed critic of charter schools and won election with full-throated support of the United Federation of Teachers, said in a statement some of the city’s agreements to share class space will be voided. City officials said some of the deals that were stricken would have had elementary students attending class in high school buildings or forced cuts for public school special needs students. “As a public school parent, I am committed to a fundamentally different way of making decisions about co-locations, and that's a commitment shared by the longtime teacher now leading our school system,” de Blasio said, accusing the Bloomberg administration of having “rushed” the deals through in the “waning days” if his final term. “ … today, we are taking the best possible path forward, rejecting those proposals that do not meet our values, and working with school communities on those proposals that can be implemented responsibly,” he said. “With these decisions, we are doing right by the most students and the most families.”That will surely come as news to the students at Harlem Success 4 and the other schools affected, who are now thrown into a state of limbo as the administrators of their schools scramble for another place to educate them. Let’s just tell the truth here. Bill de Blasio doesn’t care about kids. He cares about his political allies within the teachers’ union. It’s almost enough to make you wish Carlos Danger has become mayor! And New York should think about this: The four bluest states in this nation are New York, California, Illinois and Connecticut. In recent years, a total of 1.5 million people have left these four states, taking $50 billion in income with them. Why do people leave? Because of crap like this. Liberal politicians kick their kids out of their school buildings to please teachers’ unions. Keep doing that, Mayor de Blasio, and keep watching people leave your state and others like it.
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