Gov. Kathy Hochul faces potential disaster as progressive legislators line up against her charter school proposals weeks after dealing. her a big defeat over her pick to lead New York’s highe…
The pushback from fellow Democrats — some of them backed by a top teacher’s union — could spell another political disaster for Hochul, who last monthSeveral lawmakers who had opposed her choice for chief judge, Hector LaSalle, are now slamming her budget proposal that would allow more than 275 charter schools to open in New York City, while keeping a statewide cap of 460 in place.
“While the governor is giving with one hand full funding … she’s yanking the rug out from [another] by diverting money potentially to charter schools and that is not right,” Liu, who chairs the Senate New York City Education Committee, said. The thousands of dollars in campaign cash underscores what NYSUT can bring to the fight as the governor seeks to reassert her power in Albany following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s rejection of LaSalle,“The political calculus is inexplicable. The administration seems to be looking for opportunities to lose friends,” an Albany insider said.
“I believe every student deserves a quality education, and we are proposing to give New York families more options and opportunities to succeed,” Hochul said in a Feb. 1 statement before unveiling her proposed budget. State Sen. John Liu is among the progressives who are opposing Hochul’s charter proposals weeks after voting against the nomination of Hector LaSalle to lead New York’s highest court.Like with the seemingly-doomed nomination – which Hochul has yet to formally yank while declining to say her next moves – the embattled governor could score points with a key Democratic constituency over charters, despite losing in the short term to legislators, experts said.
“You have a near entire conference of legislators in the Senate who want to stick it to the governor because of LaSalle, and this is another chance to do so,” the source said.
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