NYC Votes to Close 23 Public Schools, Parents Are Not Pleased

[marmar]

from the Village Voice:


Last night, the Panel for Educational Policy voted to close or partially shutter 23 public schools, a record-setting decision that has many parents angry and upset. Nearly 2,000 angry moms and dads, joined by protesters from the Occupy movement, crowded into the Fort Greene auditorium where the vote was being held last night to demand an explanation. Most of the schools slated for closure are in Central Brooklyn, but the city also voted to shut down three in Manhattan. Of the 23 schools voted on, 18 will be shut down entirely, while the remaining five will lose some of their grades (and therefore, some funding).

The schools in question came under scrutiny for their low test scores and graduation rates. Many of them suffered under the burden of special-needs and poverty-stricken students, factors that can make it difficult for instructors to help students even when they are well-trained.

Mayor Bloomberg has long advocated completely shutting down failing public schools in order to re-open new ones in the same areas, a move that many have criticized as too little, too late. City Councilmember Jumaane Williams of Brooklyn said at the hearing, "The mayor has had 10 years and he's failed." ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/02/city_votes_to_c.php

[fascisthunter]

1. nah.... can't be.... I guess the Left was right the whole time

hohum... thanks dickhead conservatives

[madrchsod]

2. so all the social problems will disappear once the public schools are closed

ya that makes a lot of sense...