Thompson Tries to Draw a Line Between Him and Bloomberg on Education

As mayor, William C. Thompson Jr., would hold charter schools and traditional schools to “the same standards,” he said on Wednesday, in a 23-minute speech laying out his vision for education. But he credited some charter schools for their longer school days, and did not say he would stop giving them free space in public school buildings, as some Bloomberg administration opponents have demanded. </P>Mr. Thompson, a Democratic mayoral candidate and former city comptroller, used his

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