With families struggling to get their kids a good education, Albany must put raising the charter-school cap on its agenda
The state Legislature is currently underway, with Albany lawmakers saying they would delay raising the charter cap and instead focus on rent assistance for charter schools. While this issue is important, New York City students now desperately need more charter schools. Ignoring the issue of charter school caps is a dereliction of our duty to […]
Kathy Hochul’s NY agenda to be announced as Albany heats up
Gov. Kathy Hochul is scheduled to announce this year's legislative agenda on Tuesday, but Albany's influence is already setting the goalposts. Lobbyists, activists and legislators are back to haunt the halls and back rooms of the Capitol, and Planet Albany is buzzing ahead of Tuesday's State of the State address. Many people have already defined […]