Overview

• Governor Kathy Hochul reached an agreement to allow 14 new charter schools to open in New York City.
• The state will fund the cost of leasing space for charters in private facilities, but none can open in districts where over 55% of students already attend charters.
• Charter schools will still be allowed to share space in public school buildings, despite opposition pushing to ban that practice.
• The compromise pleased neither staunch supporters nor opponents of charter schools.
• The deal implicitly suggests charters harm regular public schools, though research shows they actually help improve nearby schools.