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Charter May Move into Brandeis

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By Allen Houston and Josh Rogers Upper West Success, part of the Success Academy of Charter Schools, might have found a home at Louis D. Brandeis High School, located at 145 W. 84th St. The Department of Education announced that Brandeis might be a possibility for housing the disputed charter school last week
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We Need More Classrooms at Riverside Center

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It’s time for the city and Extell to take responsibility By Noah E. Gotbaum As is well known, the entirety of Community School District 3—stretching from Lincoln Center to Central Harlem—faces a serious schools overcrowding crisis. In 2010, District 3 had two of the top 10 most overcrowded school zones in the city, with eight
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School Rezoning Plan Leaves Room for Charter

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By Dan Rivoli P.S. 145 is, according to the Department of Education and Principal Ivelisse Alvarez, a good school. The city gave P.S. 145, located on 150 W. 105th St. between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, a B in this year’s progress report card. Though the school did receive some poor marks for school environment and
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Debate Over Charter Schools Plays Out in State Senate Race

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By Dan Rivoli Since charter schools became the new battleground for New York education reform, State Sen. Bill Perkins has become public enemy number one for advocates of these publicly-funded, privately-operated schools. Perkins, who represents a Harlem district that covers parts of the Upper West Side, has criticized the way charter schools operate and occupy
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School Plans For Riverside Center

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By Roland Li Upper West Side parents and members of Community Board 7 demanded construction of a school at the Riverside Center development that would be large enough to alleviate crowding problems in District 3. “Overcrowding in the southern district has reached crisis proportions,” said Noah Gotbaum, president of District 3’s Community Education Council, which
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