Parents want charters because schools are for kids, not unions -- ...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Charter schools now serve mostly black and Hispanic neighborhoods, but Asians also want new charter schools near their communities.
63% : Charter schools deliver better results by a wide margin: 88% and 91% of city charter schools outperform district schools in English and math, respectively, and significantly so.
63% : But Asian-American values find support in successful charter schools.
62% : Once they get that, only one conclusion is possible: They must support more charter schools.
60% : For New York's Asian Americans, the need for good charter schools is especially resonant.
57% : New York City's Asian Americans want more charter schools.
55% : A recent survey found that nearly two-thirds of New York City parents view charter schools favorably and want the charter cap lifted.
54% : If anything, charter schools help the city retain students and their funding: They'd otherwise flee the public-school system, the city or the state altogether.
52% : Moving 85 unused allocations from upstate into the city and allowing 21 "zombie" schools' charters to be reallocated would mean dozens of new charter schools.
50% : It's hard to go to a parents' gathering without hearing their complaints about district schools, their anguish over the poor options and stories of how they or their friends left or are planning to leave the system -- whether to charter schools, parochial schools, private schools or outside the city entirely.
50% : Charter schools are public schools; in either scenario, the student and his funding remain in the public-school system.
48% : If anything, outlays should be reduced, since district schools' per-student cost is significantly higher than for students at the charter schools New Yorkers want.
46% : The primary complaint was that under the city funding formula -- under which funding follows students -- more charter schools would divert resources away from district schools.
46% : But the union has displayed greater than usual self-interest the last few years, making families and taxpayers say: Enough, we're out, we're voting with our feet and taxes.
43% : Deal-cutting for the budget makes charter schools a bargaining chip.
39% : Public district schools have become increasingly brazen about dumbing down standards, which is why families seeking better options welcomed Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget proposal that included a plan to enable more charter schools to open in New York City.
33% : There's no reality to charter schools costing $1 billion extra in any foreseeable future, but that doesn't stop the ridiculous narrative against the increasingly popular schools.
33% : District schools are unionized; most charter schools are not, which is why union bosses hate them.

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