Article Title: A School Gets an F, and Parents Worry About What Comes Next
Source: The New York Times
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/nyregion/thecity/09scho.html?ref=education&pagewanted=print
Published: December 9, 2007
Writer: Jennifer Bleyer
Submitted by: Zenobia Fypher
As schools in NYC are evaluated based on many factors, they were given a letter grade. In this article one school, PS 79, received a grade F. It was also announced that as a result of the grade obtained, this school would be closed and replaced with smaller schools, housed in the same building. Parents were worried, angry, and confused about where their children would go to since this school is one to be ‘closed’. What was not made clear to them is the fact that the building would still be used and students would still attend classes in the building, however, they would be under new administration which would head the different schools.
While figures quoted indicate that the school received an overall score of 22.6%, some parents believe that the school staff and administrators should have been given the chance to make necessary improvements.
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