Albany’s war on charter schools is a war on kids

Their motives may not be entirely pure: In the name of “racial equity,” they want black and Latino administrators to run these schools. This is pretty much a straightforward political boondoggle for minority teachers’ support. (They’d also exempt minority teachers from paying state income tax, a move of dubious legality but indubitable popularity among minority teachers.)

The upshot is that if New York is going to see more charter schools, it will probably be because racial politicking by one gang of Democratic legislators overcomes union politicking by another gang of Democratic legislators.