NYC Targets 17 Schools for Closure

Is this the right move?

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Yesterday, the Department of Education announced that the city is on the verge of closing 17 schools due to their poor performance. This includes the Herbert H. Lehman High School in The Bronx, the High School of Graphic Communication Arts in Hell's Kitchen and Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, all of which face the guillotine after being named among as 60 struggling schools late last year.

A second round of closures, where schools will be eliminated one grade at a time after students graduate, is expected to be announced today. Of the 17 schools, six received "F's" and nine received "D's." The other two were given "C's." Below, you'll find the list of schools:

02M62 High School of Graphic Communication Arts — high school phase-out

[via DNAinfo]

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