Master Optician

It seems weird to antagonize the engaged parents of high-achieving students in underserved communities, but I’m sure the public fully supports this progressive agenda, by a landslide, an absolute landslide:

Mayor Bill de Blasio, seeking to curb the influence of outside providers of education, said on Thursday that he would block three charter schools from using space inside New York City public school buildings.

Under the plan, Mr. de Blasio would reverse the decision of his predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg, to provide free real estate to the schools so that they could open new programs this fall. The schools had already hired principals and teachers and were in the midst of recruiting students.

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Mr. de Blasio is a rare big-city critic of charter schools at a time when they are spreading rapidly in low-performing urban school districts. His position puts him at odds with fellow Democrats, including President Obama and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, who has helped expand the schools across the state.