Monday, April 12, 2010

Stringer calls on city to overhaul “chaotic” space planning | GothamSchools

Stringer calls on city to overhaul “chaotic” space planning | GothamSchools

Stringer calls on city to overhaul “chaotic” space planning


Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer presents a report on overcrowding in Manhattan schools.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer presents his report on overcrowding in Manhattan schools.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer called today for an overhaul of the city’s process for matching student demand to building space, charging that the city’s current process is causing “chaos and uncertainty” for parents and students.
Standing outside of the Upper West Side’s P.S. 334, Stringer reported that more than four out of 10 Manhattan schools are either overcrowded or are losing classroom space as the city tries to cram more students into a finite number of school buildings.
The report details what are by now familiar complaints about overcrowding in Manhattan schools, which have seen their population of young students boom in recent years without a corresponding addition of seats.

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