With Legacy on His Mind, Bloomberg Adds More Schools
As the clock winds down on his administration, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is moving quickly to ensure that his educational legacy lasts until long after he is gone, or at least to make it difficult for his successor to undo it.
On Tuesday, the policy of choice was school openings, the flip side of closing schools: Mr. Bloomberg announced that 78 new schools would open in the next academic year, even though some of those lining up to fill his seat have displayed a less than zestful embrace of such policies.
“I think we’ve done a lot of good things,” said the mayor, on the topic of his education agenda. “Not everything has worked. But it would be wonderful if whoever comes after us continues the process because, I can tell you, the demands on our students are going to continue to grow and we certainly aren’t at where we should be.”
Standing with the schools chancellor, Dennis M. Walcott, at a news conference in a school in Long Island City, Mr. Bloomberg outlined a cornucopia of new schools, in all varieties and designs. The 78 new schools will have seats for 10,000 students in the fall, in all five boroughs, and span the years from elementary to high school.
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