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SAVE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS by ending overcrowding in:
Greenwich Village, Upper East Side, Queens, Washington Heights/Inwood, Upper West Side, Create a pre-K center in Park Slope
Change policies that communities don't want and may cause more overcrowding:Stop the closing of Kindergartens in Daycare Centers, Stop the Charter School from overcrowding Marine Park IS278, Restore Controlled Choice to D1 (East Village) School Admission!!

...and SIGN PETITIONS ON CITYWIDE ISSUES and MORE

NYC Should build more schools!! Improve the Capital Plan!

Too Much Standardized Testing, not enough real learning,

Reform the Mayoral Control Law and put the "Public" back into "Public Education"

Save Far West Village from more over-development

Regulate Aggressive Military Recruitment in NYC Schools

...and SIGN PETITIONS ON NATIONAL ISSUES

Add $200 Billion to the Stimulus to Build New Schools

Create Kindergarten Space in Greenwich Village Now!:

Yes

The DOE should find space for Kindergartners in Greenwich Village right now!
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Keep Charter Schools out of IS278 (Marine Park):

Yes

The placement of a CHARTER SCHOOL inside IS 278 will diminish the Academic and Performing Arts Programs that are already in place at the school. Read full text of petition

Create Kindergarten Space on Upper East Side!:

Yes

Reopen PS 66 on July 1st 2009. 250 kids don't have a kindergarten seat yet. Read full text of petition

End Overcrowding in District 24 (Queens):

Yes

More than 6000 seats are needed to get rid of trailers, create enough space for Kindergartners now bused out of the district and eliminate large class sizes. Read full text of petition

End Overcrowding in District 6 (Upper Manhattan)!:

Yes

District 6 needs over 2000 seats to end overcrowding; more to accomodate universal pre-K and growth in 'small schools'
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Build new schools on Upper West Side:

Yes

2000 Apartments without any new schools! Tell the DOE they must act! Read full text of petition

Create an Early Childhood Center in District 15 (Brooklyn, Park Slope):

Yes

An Early Childhood Center would create Pre-K space freeing up space in overcrowded schools in the neighborhood. Read full text of petition

Restore Controlled Choice to D1(E Village) School Admissions!!:

Yes

Bring back controlled choice as the fairest way of keeping diversity in D1. Read full text of petition

NYC Should Build More Schools:

Yes

Tell the Mayor, the City Council and the State that NYC must build at least 100,000 more school seats than planned. Read full text of petition

Keep open Kindergartens in Daycare Centers!:

Yes

Closing the Kindergartens in Day Care centers will force 3,000 more children into already crowded neighborhood schools and might force those centers to close, ending pre-K for younger children. Read full text of petition

Put "Public" back into Public Education- Change Mayoral Control Law:

Yes

Tell the State Legislature and the Governor to reform the law and create more oversight of the NYC Department of Education. Read full text of petition

Too Much Standardized Testing:

Yes

End "teaching to the test". Tell Congress to change "No Child Left Behind". Tell the NY State and NYC Departments of Education to minimize its harm. Read full text of Petition

Preserve the Far West Village from Overdevelopment:

Yes

Change zoning in Far West Village to prevent more development without enough services Read full text of petition

Regulate Aggressive Military Recruitment in NYC Schools:

Yes

Support the NYCLU and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer in their joint call to end unregulated military recruiting in NYC schools. Read full text of petition

Invest $200 Billion in Building New Schools across US:

Yes

Building new schools will add $500 Billion a year to the economy! Read full text of petition

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