The Post reported at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\u201cSpecialized high schools and public charter schools that demonstrate strong results for students \u2014 especially those of color or from underserved communities \u2014 must be supported and expanded, not politicized or undermined,\u201d the plan stated.<\/p>\n
Cuomo also failed to explicitly say whether he supported lifting the cap on charter schools, which he supported as governor, during the primary race.<\/p>\n
Cuomo\u2019s main rival for the mayorship of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, has opposed charter schools.<\/p>\n
Manhattan Institute Educational Scholar Jennifer Weber noted that while Cuomo supported charters as governor, she believes he toned down his rhetoric during the primary in a bid to nab the UFT endorsement. <\/p>\n
But since the UFT endorsed Mamdani following his stunning win in June, Cuomo \u2014 who is running in the November election as an independent \u2014 is more free to speak out in support of the issue, fiercely opposed by the union and its boss, Mike Mulgrew, Weber said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think that it is an important focus right now, against Mandami, because the education focus needs to be about improving educational outcomes, and charter schools have shown better outcomes for students,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Mamdani has been backed by the United Federation of Teachers, which Cuomo failed to receive. Google Maps<\/p>\n
Cuomo\u2019s updated platform has a section on his campaign website that reads \u201cexpand and protect charter schools\u201d in which he says he supports boosting the state cap to allow more of the schools to open in New York City.<\/p>\n
During an August press conference, Cuomo also publicly voiced support for lifting the cap.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre we lifting the charter cap? Or are we siding with the teacher\u2019s unions?\u201d Democratic consultant Chris Sosa said.<\/p>\n
The former governor posted an infographic on X, calling out the socialist candidate for his educational policies. Stephen Yang<\/p>\n
\u201cI recommend vertigo medication before trying to locate Cuomo\u2019s current position, then be sure to check back a week later.\u201d<\/p>\n
A longtime political strategist added: \u201cSummer isn\u2019t over yet, still using the old flip flops. They\u2019re easy to use but can get irritating fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before he infamously left office in disgrace in 2021, the thrice-elected Democrat championed himself as the \u201cstudents\u2019 lobbyist\u201d due to his ardent charter advocacy.<\/p>\n
He also supported a state law that required the city to pick up the tab for charter schools to lease space in private buildings if the city refused to allow them to co-locate in public schools as a rebuke against then-Mayor Bill de Blasio.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Governor has been consistent on charters throughout his time in public service and \u2013 unlike many politicians addicted to lip service \u2013 actually raised the cap in New York City while Governor and put a stop to bureaucratic tactics that trapped charters in spider webs of red tape,\u201d Cuomo campaign spokesman Rich Azzopardi said in a statement.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
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