In the spring of 1997 over 20,000 New York City elementary school children applied for a half - tuition voucher offered by the School Choice Scholarships Foundation, and a lottery was held to pare the number of lottery winners to around thirteen hundred students, the number that SCSF resources could support. (educationnext.org)
Two - thirds of city elementary schools in 2014 had a positive score on the Poverty - Achievement Index, beating the odds when it comes to poverty. (educationpost.org)
Former New York City elementary school teacher, current doctoral student in urban education at the CUNY Graduate Center, and Lt. Governor candidate Brian Jones said «We are thrilled to have the endorsement of Diane Ravitch. (howiehawkins.org)