About two weeks ago, DOE officials released a list of twenty elementary and middle schools that they are considering closing. According to the
NY Times, “
The schools on the list fit at least one of the following criteria: they got a D or F on their most recent progress report, or a C for a third consecutive year; they were on the state’s list of persistently low-achieving schools last year; or they received a C or D from the teams of state and city officials who were sent to review them.”
Interestingly, there is not a charter school on the list, even though
according to another New York Times article , a higher percentage of charter schools got failing grades than district public schools: 13% received Ds or Fs, compared to 7% of non-charters. Given
