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De Blasio Shifts Focus to Community Schools
With his prekindergarten initiative well on the way, Mayor Bill de Blasio addressed a room full of education nonprofits and city agency representatives Thursday.
Bill de Blasio’s Community School Plan Will Need a Lot of Love to Succeed
NEW YORK—Community schools offer the promise of higher test scores, better attendance, fewer suspensions, and healthier children. Bill de Blasio’s goal is to create 100 new community schools in high poverty neighborhoods by the end of his first term.
Community School Initiative Gets $15 Million
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the first round of funding for an initiative that would transform some public schools into community schools that will provide health and social services.
