The NYC Renewal School program has been just another de Blasio let-down, although this time the victims of public policy failure are the children. In 2014, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced another facet of his political platform — cultivating equity in public schools. A…
Author: thaertel
New York City is a place of perpetual change—constantly trying to satisfy the demands of its residents. New Yorkers take pride in the colloquialism “If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere”, and for the children in this city their ability to…
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Education named Jamaica High School one of the best high schools in the nation. By 2009, its graduation rate had dropped to 39% and by 2011 it was slated for closure. What changed? Waves of immigration in the…
The School Renewal Program is ineffective and unfair. Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio recently (January 2019) admitted that his School Renewal Program intended to fix New York City schools was a failure, costing city taxpayers $773 million and leaving mostly Black students with…