Charter school group spends $3.6m on TV ads attacking de Blasio [View all]

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ANNIE KARNI

An pro-charter school group has spent $3.6 million on TV ads over the past three weeks attacking Mayor de Blasio — the amount candidates typically spend in three weeks of a heated mayoral primary, an insider with knowledge of the ad buy revealed Wednesday.

Families for Excellent Schools — founded by a deep-pocketed group of current and former financiers — has run a series of ads, including a heart-wrenching spot blaming de Blasio for taking away the “hopes and dreams” of 194 students by blocking Success Academy Harlem Central’s co-location plan.

De Blasio earlier this month blocked three Success charter schools from co-locations in public school buildings while allowing five others to go ahead.


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