Page 2 - Ps 191 News Today

Their parents have means. the pta budget is in the hundreds of thousands. okay. now lets take a look at the school just nine blocks south. that school is ps-191. its a pre-k to eighth grade public school that serves many students living in a nearby public housing development. here, just more than one-tenths of student pass the state reading and math test. 47% of the students are latino and 37% are african-american. 77% are eligible for free lunch. compared with just 7% over at the other school, ...

Nearly 100 children for kindergarten waited at a spot at a school where 98% of students scored proficient or above in the state science exam. at the second school, ps-191, it serves many students who live in a nearby public housing development and is predominantly black and latino. this school has too many empty seats. the test scores are mostly lower than the citywide average. the parents of teacher organization for ps-199 raised more than $800,000 in one year. over the years, such hefty pta bu...