Saturday, February 6, 2016

Where is Gale A Brewer for PS 145 and other low funded schools?

In 1954 the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that separate but equal schools were unconstitutional.  In New York City public schools are separated by race but not equal.

I pass PS87 William Sherman on occasions and I see a big sign thanking Gale A Brewer the 27th Manhattan Borough President for helping rise money for the school.  PS87 William Sherman is one of the city's richest schools and when I walk by it I often wonder if I'm in Manhattan or the suburb.  Although the school in zone 3, which is the most diverse school districts in the city, the school along with PS 452, PS 166 and PS 333 is along all white and have very little students of color.  I am baffled by PS 166 and  PS 333 which have housing projects nearby yet are almost completely white.  PS 333 is around the corner from PS 84, yet PS 84 is mostly black and spanish.  How do PS 333 and PS 166 in this day and age have schools with such segregation?
I'm very proud of my daughter's school PS 145 Elementary School. Here's a school that has mostly students who live in poverty or near poverty in the housing projects nearby. Unlike schools like PS87 William Sherman, PS 145 Elementary School doesn't get millions in gifts from rich donors, they function with a great PTA and SLT. I look forward to a day when schools like PS145 gets as much funding as Ps 87 William Sherman, Ps 452Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children, that's the only way to give all kids the same quality education.


Why aren't Gale A. Brewer and others, who are helping schools with millions of dollars if not hundreds of millions of dollars of Endowments helping schools like PS 145? Do elected officials really care about lower income students?   Its evident from the situation at Ps 87 William Sherman, Ps 452Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children vs the lack of support that students at PS 145 get that they don't.

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