tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191988759715347962.post1180142240050633871..comments2024-02-21T04:11:17.898-08:00Comments on CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS: Peninsula Preparatory AcademyThe Perimeter Primatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191988759715347962.post-68308745764928052902010-09-24T12:05:59.073-07:002010-09-24T12:05:59.073-07:00A $2 BILLION DECISION: THE CASE FOR REFORMING NEW ...A $2 BILLION DECISION: THE CASE FOR REFORMING NEW YORK’S CHARTER SCHOOL LAW, April 2010, New York State United Teachers http://www.nysut.org/files/media_100427_charterschools.pdf<br /><br />"…Where once students at the Peninsula Preparatory Charter School enjoyed new science labs, a new $1 million playground, a nice cafeteria and ample space, students now learn in cramped, dilapidated trailers. Charter management moved the school out of the city’s Middle School 53 and into trailers that sit on property being developed by a campaign donor to a key state senator, the New York Daily News reported. The developer is using the proximity of the charter school in selling his real estate. The New York City Board of Education and MS 53’s principal say there is ample space at MS 53, and that the charter operator never sought additional space before moving to the developer’s lot and placing students in trailers…"The Perimeter Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.com