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Which over huge, huge community pushback. i did not see the charter movement, did not see the big donors for these places running rallies or ads like that, multimillion dollar ad campaigns. when neighborhood schools got closed against the community wanting them closed, there was no one there to stage rallies except the folks in the neighborhood. you try to close a charter school, there are a lot of people writing big checks. >> there's a simple difference. the charter school is really literally one of the highest performing schools in the state. the mayor said today on tv that one in four kids...

We're getting into a dangerous territory here. >> okay. here's the thing i want to know. >> sure. >> 160 public schools were closed during bloomberg, some of which over huge, huge community pushback. i did not see the charter movement, did not see the big donors for these places running rallies or ads like that, multimillion dollar ad campaigns. when neighborhood schools got closed against the community wanting them closed, there was no one there to stage rallies except the folks in the neighborhood. you try to close a charter school, there are a lot of people writing big checks. >> there's a ...

And vouchers, i believe are common sense, they would save millions in tax dollars and good for the poor children who don't have a choice and tuck in low performing schools. >> and the dues of the union member do they support political candidates? >> yes. here's, i say funny for a lack of a better term, we sit in the teacher's lounge every time there is a election psyche and he will there is a magazine called magazine educator and list all of the cappedidates and initiatives we should vote for. and my colleagues and i sit there and laugh, because we say, oh, i use this guyed as a way not to vot...

And vouchers, i believe are common sense, they would save millions in tax dollars and good for the poor children who don't have a choice and tuck in low performing schools. >> and the dues of the union member do they support political candidates? >> yes. here's, i say funny for a lack of a better term, we sit in the teacher's lounge every time there is a election psyche and he will there is a magazine called magazine educator and list all of the cappedidates and initiatives we should vote for. and my colleagues and i sit there and laugh, because we say, oh, i use this guyed as a way not to vot...

Fighting voucher initiatives. vouch vouchers, i believe, are common sense. they would save millions in tax dollars and they are very good for the poor children who are stuck in low performing schools. to me, vouchers are common sense. >> do the dues support political candidates that are not necessarily in line with what you feel and believe? >> absolutely, yes. here is the -- i say funny for lack of a better term. we sit in the teacher's lounge each time there is an election campaign psychle and the cta comes out with a magazine and in the back they list all the candidates we should vote for a...