Confront the reality of the dramatic decrease in public-school enrollment in NYC
Enrollment in New York City’s public schools has decreased by 2% this year, and it’s likely to keep falling. However, it’s probable that many of our political leaders will simply deny this reality. There has been a long-term drop in enrollment within the Department of Education’s system, largely due to declining birth rates in urban […]
1 in 3 Chicago Public-School Teachers Keep Their Kids out of Public Schools
A survey has found that nearly one-third of Chicago’s highest-paid public school teachers do not send their children to the Chicago Public School System (CPS). Even Stacey Davis Gates, the current leader of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), sends her son to private school, according to the Chicago-based Illinois Policy Institute. According to federal government […]