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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Parents and students again in kindergarten limbo as kids turned away from overcrowded schools

Parents and students again in kindergarten limbo as kids turned away from overcrowded schools

Parents and students again in kindergarten limbo as kids turned away from overcrowded schools

Tuesday, September 14th 2010, 4:00 AM

Students listen to a story in a Bronx charter school. Many kids were turned away from kindergarten again on the first day of school and crowded classrooms were common.
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Students listen to a story in a Bronx charter school. Many kids were turned away from kindergarten again on the first day of school and crowded classrooms were common.


Public school attendance citywide was 87% yesterday, compared with 77% lastIt was the first day of school - take two - Monday, and this time, lots more students made it to class.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/14/2010-09-14_it_was_the_same_thing_not_enough_space_cry_parents_in_kindergarten_limbo_sorry_n.html?r=ny_local/education#ixzz0zVQDInOS