NYC Public School Parents: PBS: Are these schools really "drop-out" factories? And what would help?

NYC Public School Parents: PBS: Are these schools really "drop-out" factories? And what would help?

PBS: Are these schools really "drop-out" factories? And what would help?

by Leonie Haimson

An intelligent, probing video below from last night's PBS' News Hour of several NYC high school struggling to survive. Schools examined include Flushing HS, International HS at Prospect Heights, and Robeson HS, which DOE is phasing out. Full transcript here. Excerpt:

ROSIE FRASCELLA (teacher): Computers and spending a billion dollars on technology and