A school group filed a lawsuit on behalf of parents in Yonkers, Albany and New York City seeking a portion of $ 75 million that was allocated two years ago to districts who are in the state's receivership program for failing schools. (nystateofpolitics.com)
On July 16, the New York State Education Department began implementation of the new receivership program passed by the state Legislature with the announcement of a list of 144 struggling and persistently struggling schools around the state, including 62 in New York City. (uft.org)
After more than a year of speculation about whether any of New York City's struggling schools would be mandated for takeover under the state's new receivership program, the State Education Department announced Wednesday that only one school in the state, Junior High School 162 in the South Bronx, had not shown sufficient improvement and could be taken over. (politico.com)