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On the surface, Jacob's statement is true. Yet these intimate, selective schools, like the Bedford Academy High School and Bronx Aerospace High School, serve far fewer students overall; higher numbers of black and Hispanic at small schools doesn’t mitigate the imbalance at larger schools. Again, whether small signs of progress translate into truly meaningful citywide gains remains uncertain. And, given the test-score gains since 2002, the issue is unlikely to be resolved before the end of Mayor Bloomberg’s two- or three-term tenure in office.
City Limits Magazine
Winter 2008:
Sizing Up NYC's Dropout Challenge
News Topics
Education
Government
Author
Helen Zelon
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