{"id":2472594,"date":"2025-08-08T17:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdanis-plan-for-schools-draws-angry-backlash-from-new-york-parents\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T17:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:20:44","slug":"mamdanis-plan-for-schools-draws-angry-backlash-from-new-york-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdanis-plan-for-schools-draws-angry-backlash-from-new-york-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani&#8217;s Plan for Schools Draws Angry Backlash from New York Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmamdanis-plan-for-schools-draws-angry-backlash-from-new-york-parents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2472594&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New york City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has taken a strong stance against charter schools, sparking reactions from parents adn residents.According to a New York Post report, Mamdani plans to &#8220;declare war&#8221; on charter schools if elected mayor, opposing their expansion and even their use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-yorks-plan-to-house-immigrants-at-former-airfield-approved\/\" title=\"NY&#039;s plan to house immigrants at old airfield gets green light.\">city-owned buildings<\/a>. He argues that charter schools divert public resources, primarily serve wealthier families, and harm lower-income communities. Mamdani also vows to audit funding for charter schools co-located in Department of Education buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Some parents, like Arlene Rosado whose son attends a Bronx charter school, disagree, emphasizing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-slam-biden-administrations-disturbing-attack-on-charter-schools\/\" title=\"House Republicans Slam Biden Administration\u2019s \u2018Disturbing Attack\u2019 on ...\">charter schools provide<\/a> necessary alternatives for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-cannot-make-this-up-dylan-mulvaney-named-woman-of-the-year\/\" title=\"Unbelievable: Dylan Mulvaney Named &#039;Woman of the Year&#039;\">students facing challenges<\/a> in public schools and should remain a choice for families. Critics contend that Mamdani&#8217;s opposition aligns with teachers&#8217; unions,which they accuse of prioritizing their interests over school choice and educational diversity.<\/p>\n<p>The debate highlights broader tensions around education policy in NYC, including issues of funding, union influence, and parental choice. Mamdani&#8217;s position reflects a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-skeptical-of-biden-administrations-prisoner-swap-with-iran\/\" title=\"GOP skeptical of Biden administration&#039;s prisoner swap with Iran\">broader political divide<\/a> over the future of charter schools and public education in the city.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani continues to make waves with his radical agenda. This time he&rsquo;s targeting charter schools, producing some strong reactions from parents and residents.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/06\/us-news\/mamdani-vows-to-declare-war-against-charter-schools-if-electioned-mayor-survey-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> by The New York Post, the newspaper wrote that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reporter-asks-mamdani-one-question-left-will-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani<\/a> &ldquo;plans to declare war on charter schools if he&rsquo;s elected mayor,&rdquo; according to a survey he answered June before the Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p>The state assemblyman said he would &ldquo;fight efforts to open more charters, which largely educate minority, working-class students, and even opposed the schools sharing space in city-owned buildings,&rdquo; the article read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I oppose efforts by the state to mandate an expansion of charter school operations in New York City,&rdquo; he said in a Staten Island Advance questionnaire.<\/p>\n<p>Mother Arlene Rosado, who has a son in 10th grade at the &ldquo;Nuasin Next Generation&rdquo; K-12 charter school in the Bronx, said Mamdani doesn&rsquo;t know what he&rsquo;s talking about.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t understand why Mamdani would be hostile to charter schools,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s very misinformed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rosado reportedly moved her son there because he was being bullied in public school. His situation has since improved after he was given the option to leave.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Charter schools are helping kids in the community,&rdquo; Rosado added. &ldquo;You should always have a choice. Taking that choice away is not cool.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The socialist candidate claimed charter schools divert public resources and mainly serve the wealthy, while harming lower-income families, The Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/education\/5383500-mamdani-school-choice-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani also promised to conduct audits of charter schools that are within the city&rsquo;s Department of Education buildings, claiming they get too much public money.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I also oppose the co-locating of charter schools inside DOE school buildings, but for those already co-located my administration would undertake a comprehensive review of charter school funding to address the unevenness of our system,&rdquo; his survey answer read.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;Matching funds, overcharged rent, and Foundation Aid funding would be part of this audit as my administration determined how to manage the reality of co-located schools and legal entitlements.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s obvious why he&rsquo;s declaring war on charter schools: They hurt unions and the public school system.<\/p>\n<p>Liberals have been attacking school choice for years. They want to take away the power of choice, control, and comfort from parents while boosting their own bottom line.<\/p>\n<p>When you have options on where to send your child, public schools shrink. When this happens, there are far fewer ears to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-union-chief-embattled-dnc-machine-hums-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hear liberal teachers spout political propaganda<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s also less money for salaries, pensions, and personal pet projects.<\/p>\n<p>NYC Charter School Center CEO James Merriman told The New York Post that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/already-lockstep-hollywood-establishment-flocks-back-communist-lunatic-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani&rsquo;s<\/a> contempt for school choice has been obvious throughout his entire tenure in the state assembly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a member of the Assembly, Mr. Mamdani has made clear that he was not supportive of charter schools or even the families that chose them, but he has recently and repeatedly said he would be a mayor for all New Yorkers &mdash; and that, of course, has to include the nearly 150,000 charter school students and their families,&rdquo; he declared.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers&rsquo; unions are nefarious &mdash; especially public sector groups. They&rsquo;re basically an arm of the Democratic Party with a quid pro quo situation in place.<\/p>\n<p>The unions encourage teachers to vote liberal, and in return, they&rsquo;re given pay raises on the taxpayers&rsquo; dime. They can achieve &ldquo;tenure,&rdquo; which makes them almost impossible to fire, and get to push their own political points of view onto impressionable young minds.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder Mamdani doesn&rsquo;t want children leaving the public system. It&rsquo;s a breeding ground for future radicals and voters.<\/p>\n<p>If conservatives and other open-minded parents can play the long game while hitting back using the court system to keep school choice alive, it will hobble one of the biggest drivers of far-left policy in the history of their movement.<\/p>\n<p>If school choice fails, however, and public institutions claw back their power, it will send the country flying off a cliff at 200 miles per hour.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to an exclusive New York Post report, Mamdani &#8220;intends to wage war on charter schools if elected,&#8221; based on a survey he completed before the Democratic primary. The state assemblyman expressed opposition to expanding charter schools-which primarily serve minority, working-class students-and even opposed them sharing space in city-owned buildings. A Bronx mother whose son attends a local K-12 charter school criticized Mamdani&#8217;s stance, saying he is misinformed and that charter schools provide valuable options for children facing challenges in public schools. Mamdani argues that charter schools drain public funds and mainly benefit wealthier families while harming lower-income communities. He also pledged audits of charters housed within Department of Education buildings to address funding disparities. Critics say his position threatens school choice, which limits unions&#8217; influence over education and political messaging in public schools. NYC Charter School Center CEO James Merriman noted Mamdani&#8217;s longstanding opposition to charters but urged him to represent all families if elected mayor. Opponents warn that restricting school choice could empower far-left policies by keeping children in the traditional public system dominated by teachers&#8217; unions aligned with liberal politics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2472595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mamdani-school-plan.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56552,32120,60937],"class_list":["post-2472594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-mamdani","tag-new-york","tag-school-plan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mamdani-school-plan.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2472594"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2472598,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472594\/revisions\/2472598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2472595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2472594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2472594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2472594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}