Comments on: Yonkers Public Schools Graduation Rate Increases 4%

By: Return all programs

Return all programs — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 05:12:12 +0000

If you really care about intercity education, every child should have the same quality education as other schools in Westchester. Every child should have an opportunity to have extra help in school and after school. The city cut programs and never returned the services to help the children. Our kids need smaller sized classrooms, more computers for each student. Our students need extra guidance counselors in every school, tutors, sports, music in every school with full time math and reading labs in every school.

By: wondering

wondering — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 21:04:31 +0000

What elected officials have children in the public schools?

By: anchor

anchor — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 10:50:12 +0000

Baby’s

By: No more wasted youth

No more wasted youth — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 03:03:32 +0000

There are 16 sini schools at present according to the State Ed Dept
(schools in need of improvement) The students are entitled to reading and math labs in every school under title one but alas these programs have been cut in half. Many programs and services were cut and not returned.
Many teachers are unable to help the children as they wish they could. Many teachers are doing double duty covering two or more schools. Guidance counselors were removed five years ago and never returned to the elementary schools. Pre-k classes were cut to one or two per school and are still half day part time program.

By: Service

Service — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 21:28:48 +0000

That is great-the fact of the matter is that only approx 9% are college ready-so what the YBE is producing is functional illiterates.