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Friday, November 2, 2012

NYC DOE Stop the colocation of a Success Academy in the Washington Irving HS Campus Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública

Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública:


New York City Department of Education: Stop the colocation of a Success Academy in the Washington Irving HS Campus

TO SIGN, GO TO:
https://www.change.org/petitions/new-york-city-department-of-education-stop-the-colocation-of-a-success-academy-in-the-washington-irving-hs-campus
Petition by SOS from Eva


1. Six expanding high schools already reside in the building, with only one shared cafeteria and limited gym space.

2. Placing an elementary school in the building, which will occupy three floors, will divert resources from the growing high-need populations already established in the building.

3. An elementary school can not collaborate to strengthen the community and share resources in a campus of 

New York State Graduation Rates for Black, Hispanic Boys Lowest in Nation

By Melissa Russo and Tom Burke Monday, Sep 24, 2012 
October 30, 2012  •  wnbc.com
New York State with 266,933 Black males only graduates 37% from high school in four years versus 78% for White males

For African-American and Hispanic male students, New York has the worst four-year high school graduation rate in the