DOE Continues Neglect of Northeast Queens
District 26 Schools Not Tapped to Get New Seats Community Leaders Say Classrooms Overcrowded in Northeast Queens
By Nathan Duke and Paul Leonard |
Northeast Queens leaders said they were frustrated to read in a recently-released amendment to the city's five-year capital plan that there will are no new classrooms in the works for District 26 schools.
In a Nov. 12 letter, Deputy Schools Chancellor Kathleen Grimm recommended a 50,000-seat increase for city schools. To pay for it, she wants an increase in the $11. 7 billion funding level agreed to in February by $4.4
By Nathan Duke and Paul Leonard |
Northeast Queens leaders said they were frustrated to read in a recently-released amendment to the city's five-year capital plan that there will are no new classrooms in the works for District 26 schools.
In a Nov. 12 letter, Deputy Schools Chancellor Kathleen Grimm recommended a 50,000-seat increase for city schools. To pay for it, she wants an increase in the $11. 7 billion funding level agreed to in February by $4.4
