Cary Elementary one of three schools proposed for closing
Michael Paul Williams says that closing John B. Cary would be tragic: Fewer than 39 percent of the kids in the Cary zone attend the school. Increasing that percentage should be a priority. Cary’s attendance zone includes the neighborhoods of Byrd Park, the Carillon, Carytown and the Museum District. There’s no reason it shouldn’t be […]
Michael Paul Williams says that closing John B. Cary would be tragic:
Fewer than 39 percent of the kids in the Cary zone attend the school. Increasing that percentage should be a priority. Cary’s attendance zone includes the neighborhoods of Byrd Park, the Carillon, Carytown and the Museum District. There’s no reason it shouldn’t be able to sustain a viable school.
Instead of closing undercapacity schools, school officials need to focus on filling them. Nothing transformational will happen in the city until middle-class families regain confidence in its school system, rather than a few select schools.
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