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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Citing $11M grant to expand, PS 145 advocates fear growing problem, slam charter school

Citing $11M grant to expand, PS 145 advocates fear growing problem, slam charter school

Citing $11M grant to expand, PS 145 advocates fear growing problem, slam charter school

Wednesday, October 20th 2010, 4:00 AM

Tina Crockett, head of the Parents Association at Public School 145 on W. 105th St., stood in a crowd of angry parents and civic leaders Tuesday and vowed to resist a new charter school in their building.

"Our district just got an $11 million federal grant to bring magnet school enrichment programs to our school," Crockett told me. "If they bring in this charter school, how can we grow our enrollment and fulfill the grant's requirements?"

As is their usual practice, Chancellor Joel Klein and his aides have yet to consult with the PS 145 parents and teachers about



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