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| last edited by BillSeitz on Nov 8, 2008 10:15 am |
In one Harlem school district, not one public elementary school has more than 55% of its pupils reading at the level expected for their grade. And 75% of 14-year-olds are unable to read at their grade level. So Harlem parents are beginning to leave the Public School system in crowds... Last November (5th) he (Joel Klein) announced a plan which, in effect, would "charterise" the entire New York City school system (Educating Kids In Nyc), which has 1.1m children.
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