Posted on 03/04/2009 7:06:21 AM PST by Mobile Vulgus
Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York has been a self-styled education mayor. He's made all sorts of proposals and tried several different angles -- some good some not so good -- to improve the education of the kids of New York. He has, though, been a proponent of school choice and this advocacy looks to be a success, at least for the kids of Harlem's District 5.
Recently District 5 sponsored the first ever Harlem Education Fair at which 5,000 parents and kids turned out to see what opportunities for school choice can be employed to improve their children's education. 50 different schools, traditional as well as charter, competed for parents' attention and the public money that will follow their children.
As the New York Daily News reports, "Last year, more than 84% of city charter school students scored at or above grade level on math exams, compared with 74% in traditional public schools. In English, 67% met or exceeded standards, versus 58%." This is a very encouraging scene for some of New York's worst schools and parents in the Big Apple are leaping at the chance to improve their children's lives and outlook.
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