New York Parents Want Answers As To Why Their Kids Aren't Excelling In School - And They're Willing To Sue The Federal Government To Get Them
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan A community of African-American parents from Queens are sounding the alarm about why kids in their public school system seem not to be achieving academically despite a high rate of per-student spending by the Department of Education. And they’re threatening to get answers in court if they must. The newly formed Students Improvement Association — which has ripped the low school performance in southeast Queens despite high DOE spending — pledged to dig in against the agency. … Leaders Michael Duncan and Raymond Dugue have highlighted that the DOE spends upwards of...