A letter to the editor: "Private School Tax Credits
New York Times Letter To the Editor: by DONNA LIEBERMAN,
Executive Director, New York Civil Liberties Union MAY 22, 2015
Re “Cuomo Promotes Tax Credits for Families of Students at
Private Schools”
The right to a meaningful public education is at the core of our
democracy, and educational opportunity must be available to all children on a
fair and equitable basis, no matter how poor they are, no matter what their
educational needs are, and no matter their race, religion or sexual
orientation. Unfortunately, the proposal by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York to
divert money from public schools to private and religious schools is not about improving
public education for all children. It is not about choice. It is about allowing
hedge funds and millionaires to siphon money away from public schools to
support their narrow idea of what education should look like.
This includes private schools for the 1 percent, religious
schools that can throw children out and dismiss teachers for having the wrong
faith — or no faith — and privately owned and operated charter schools that
operate without accountability and would turn our underfunded public schools
into a dumping ground for New York’s neediest and most challenging students.
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