Wednesday, October 19, 2011

VIDEO: Parents Protest for PS 256 in Bed-Stuy to be Fixed NOT Closed! « EdVox #EDREFORM

VIDEO: Parents Protest for PS 256 in Bed-Stuy to be Fixed NOT Closed! « EdVox:

VIDEO: Parents Protest for PS 256 in Bed-Stuy to be Fixed NOT Closed!

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Parents argue $427,000 in DOE cuts over last three years real reason for sudden drop in Bed-Stuy school’s performance

Some say co-located charter school expansion behind DOE move

The Department of Education placed Bedford-Stuyvesant’s PS 256 on a list of 20 low performing elementary and middle schools last month—a move many in the community saw as the first step toward closing their beloved school next year. Angry parents protested the DOE at a rally, arguing that $427,000 in cuts over the last three years led to the school’s sudden drop in performance, and demanding their resource-starved school get the help