Education researchers flunk NYC Dem mayoral candidates’ school platforms: ‘D or an F grade across the board’
Story by Carl Campanile • 3h
When it comes to education, the Democratic candidates for mayor deserve a dunce cap and a failing grade, according to a new research study.
A new Manhattan Institute report — dubbed an “Education Agenda for New York City’s Mayor” — recommends reviving policies from the Mike Blomberg era: championing the expansion of charter schools, increasing merit-based schools, closing and consolidating low-performing and under-enrolled schools, and implementing accountability measures such as publishing A to F report cards rating each school’s performance.
It also calls for scaling back the costly class size reduction law, which will drive up the city Department of Education’s $40 billion-plus budget — already $33,000 per student — while enrollment is 12% lower than pre-pandemic 2019.
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