How to Save New York’s Failing Schools
The city’s next mayor will have to put parental choice ahead of interest groups
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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