what's wrong with our priorities? What would happen if they tried removing (or even reducing) SPORTS from the school programs?
Jul. 08 2009 11:58 AM
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TF
from 10075
ART or free lunch??!
Jul. 08 2009 11:58 AM
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Jaime
from Queens
Just look at the High school of Art and Design, Due to its choice location (57th and 2nd Ave) The school has been cut up and sold of for real estate development. This year they lost the gym and auditorium. Supplies are paid for by teachers and students. If the premier Fashion school can be sold off what hope can other schools have
Jul. 08 2009 11:57 AM
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Jennifer
from Queens
How can Mayor Bloomberg make a comment like "We want the schools to be run by the teachers and the principals, not the parents..."? When he and Joel Klein first took control of the school system, they were talking non-stop about more parent control and more parent involvement. The reality, of course, has been quite the opposite. It's close to impossible to parse the bizarre funding rules and figure out a school's annual budget and examine exactly how money is being spent.
All operations of a school must be made transparent to the parents. We, the taxpayers, pay for it!!! We need to see the tests after they have been administered to judge whether our money to McGraw Hill is being well spent. We need to analyze closely the ARIS system to make sure information is accurate and valuable to parents and students.
As far as arts funding, this year our middle school was not able to do the annual school musical, something they have done since the school's inception, because of a funding deficit. If the PTA had not raised a significant amount of money, the band would not have been able to participate in state competitions.
Jul. 08 2009 11:56 AM
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Alex
from Brooklyn
Talking about reporting ethics for a moment: WNYC should mention that they get funding from Arts organization
Jul. 08 2009 11:48 AM
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what's wrong with our priorities? What would happen if they tried removing (or even reducing) SPORTS from the school programs?
ART or free lunch??!
Just look at the High school of Art and Design, Due to its choice location (57th and 2nd Ave) The school has been cut up and sold of for real estate development. This year they lost the gym and auditorium. Supplies are paid for by teachers and students. If the premier Fashion school can be sold off what hope can other schools have
How can Mayor Bloomberg make a comment like "We want the schools to be run by the teachers and the principals, not the parents..."? When he and Joel Klein first took control of the school system, they were talking non-stop about more parent control and more parent involvement. The reality, of course, has been quite the opposite. It's close to impossible to parse the bizarre funding rules and figure out a school's annual budget and examine exactly how money is being spent.
All operations of a school must be made transparent to the parents. We, the taxpayers, pay for it!!! We need to see the tests after they have been administered to judge whether our money to McGraw Hill is being well spent. We need to analyze closely the ARIS system to make sure information is accurate and valuable to parents and students.
As far as arts funding, this year our middle school was not able to do the annual school musical, something they have done since the school's inception, because of a funding deficit. If the PTA had not raised a significant amount of money, the band would not have been able to participate in state competitions.
Talking about reporting ethics for a moment: WNYC should mention that they get funding from Arts organization
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