A foolish turf war threatens to jeopardize millions of dollars in private grant money that could be used to provide vital after-school programs in public schools throughout New York state. The public should not tolerate sacrificing such scarce resources for partisan motives.
The grant money is available through the After-School Corp., founded by the financier George Soros. Last year, he pledged $25 million a year over five years to after-school programs, provided each dollar attracted three matching dollars from public and private sources. The ultimate goal is to fund programs in 500 public schools statewide, but without strong matching support at the state level, that …
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