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Taking on stark inequalities in NYCs
- 06-08-2011
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Blog by Benjamin Todd Jealous/Huffington Post
New York City has become the latest battleground in the national fight for education equality. In some schools, hallways serve as a stark dividing line. Classrooms with peeling paint and insufficient resources sit on one side, while new computers, smartboards and up-to-date textbooks live on the other. One group of students will be taught in hallways and basements while others under the same roof make use of fully functional classrooms. New York schools have increasingly co-located charter schools inside existing public schools as a cost-cutting measure. Handled improperly, co-locations can lead to disparities, division and tension among students, which can impede learning. (more...)
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