Mayor Adams’ administration is opening the door to housing migrants in nearly a dozen public schools as part of an effort to alleviate pressure on the city’s overcrowded shelter systems prompting pushback from parents and community leaders who fear the accommodations could disrupt classes and traumatize the asylum seekers.
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The elementary and middle school principals in District 3 signed a petition urging the superintendent not to bring back middle school admissions screens.
Until recently, School District 28 in Queens, N.Y., was characterized by a white Northside, and a Black Southside. But today, the district, and Queens at large, has become what is considered to be one of the most diverse places on the planet. So how did District 28 go from being defined by this racial binary, to a place where people brag about how diverse it is?