First, my heart goes out to the Jewish community given the horrible murder of a young couple in Washington D.C. this week. In the past few years many NYC parents have reached out to me about antisemitic incidents at NYC schools, I am always available if this is happening in your kid’s school.
How to Save New York’s Failing Schools
Ray Domanico and I have a new article for City Journal on how the new Mayor can change the declining trajectory that NYC public schools have taken in the last decade.
CEC 2 voted down resolution to share PTA funds with other schools
This week CEC 2 voted no to Resolution 273 which wants to make it mandatory for all NYC PTAs to share their funds with other schools.
I voted no because NYC already spends almost $37,000 per student - the problem is not a lack of money but how the schools are managed. Here is what I said:
If you want to help other schools, there is already a way: www.fundfornycps.org
What I am reading
It’s time for democrats to lead on education again - starting in PA (The PA Citizen)
This State Is Achieving Impressive Reading Gains. Why? (Ed Week)
A Religious Charter School Falls Short at the Supreme Court (WSJ)
Education Department Adds $60 Million in Grants for Charter Schools (Ed Week)
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