Too many schools for fewer and fewer kids
My new report discuss the challenges created by declining enrollment
Today my new report for the Manhattan Institute was published: What to Do About NYC’s Empty Schools
The report shows how enrollment is declining across the country and discuss the impact of this trend in NYC public schools. The city has an increasing number of schools that are too small to be financially viable and the report offers recommendations on how the district can develop a plan to close and merge these schools.
Mamdani keeps bankrolling failure in NYC’s schools
Here is my latest article on the NY Post on how the Mayor, the Chancellor, and the PEP are avoiding the hard decisions that our city needs: close under enrolled and underperforming schools, expand the schools that are in high demand.
What I am reading this week
City parenting has become a financial flex (The Economist)
Hochul Chooses Kids Over Unions (City Journal)
New York’s Teachers’ Unions Are So Progressive, They’re Even Alienating Teachers (City Journal)
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Too bad Tweed cannot tell us about these graduates: Imagine a small school where the graduates earned a bachelor's degree at twice the expected percentage! We seem to be focused on the 'shopping mall approach' where a school has to be able to offer more.
And by extension, a large school - more than 1500 students - gets a pass because they can 'offer' more but what if their graduates cant complete a bachelors program?