De Blasio, the Socialist Sellout

Socialist and New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has rescinded on an agreement for the city to share space with four public charter schools. Harlem Success 4 is one of these schools and the move screws over educators and about 700 students and their parents. Eva Moskowitz is the CEO of the Success Academy Network and calls this decision "the saddest day in Success Academy history." Ms. Moskowitz is a former councilwoman and is de Blasio's political adversary.

Instead of honoring Mayor Bloomberg's decision to work with these schools, de Blasio pulled "an Obama," and exacted retribution from his enemy. Seventeen schools were promised free space in public school buildings last October, but not anymore. Good job Billy; you kissed up to the United Federation of Teachers better than most, and they supported you completely.

Charter schools have historically outperformed traditional public schools, especially in reading and math, two subjects de Blasio evidently never studied.

 But you've always hated charter schools because they couldn't do anything for you politically; they could only help kids academically. The Harlem Success 4 charter school is a perfect example of that, with an amazing success rate by kids who otherwise were at risk.

Amy Moskowitz

Although charter schools receive taxpayer funding for operating expenses, they are managed privately and do not get funded to build or lease their facilities. De Blasio couldn't care less.

"Explaining to students and families that they won't have a school next year is the most heartbreaking thing I've done at Success Academies," Moskowitz said in a statement. "No parent should have to go through this."

Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week said, "This extreme action puts de Blasio, a progressive Democrat, at odds with not only President Obama, but most charter-supporting mayors and governors across the country."

Nina Rees, CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, called de Blasio's decision, "outrageous." I call it cruel, uncaring, and distinctly progressive Democratic.

You can look for the union label for all of de Blasio's decisions.

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