Under a proposal presented to Democratic state senators, New York state would be allowed to reassign 14 “zombie charters” — licenses that were awarded to privately run, publicly funded schools that have since gone dormant.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers are nearing a deal that would allow 14 new charter schools to open in New York City, potentially clearing a final hurdle for a state budget agreement that is now 27 days late, according to three people with knowledge of the negotiations.
in New York City in large part by removing the city’s regional cap. Under current law, the city can only have a maximum of 275 charters open, which is a cap it has already reached. The rest of the state remains well below its limit. By Tuesday, Hochul acknowledged most of her recent negotiations with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins had focused more on the zombie charter issue, rather than the regional cap.
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