Borough President Scott Stringer doesn’t like how the Department of Education is handling the problem of overcrowded public schools on the Upper East and Upper West Sides. In particular, he’s unhappy with the waitlist timeline. He says the plan allows for too much uncertainty for parents of children on waitlists.
Parents and community leaders in both neighborhoods are anxious about the problem. Several prominent community leaders hope that the issues of overcrowding the DOE has faced in the last year will spur the department to look for more long term solutions such as opening new schools in new buildings.
Check out my stories on the issue for West Side Spirit and for Our Town.
Are your kids getting Sex Ed?
Although many parents in New York City believe that Sex education is required, the actual requirements are fairly lax and many children in the city may not be getting the sex ed their parents believe they should be getting. At least that’s what Planned Parenthood believes.
Check out the story I wrote about the issue in the West Side Spirit.
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