Lynn Gray, Who Fought for Youths Left Behind, Dies at 78
Mr. Gray started or worked on programs designed to give young people a decent education in a troubled school system. He died of complications of Covid-19.
Lynn Gray founded or worked on a number of programs to help young people who had been left behind by the system.Credit.via Gray family
Jan. 13, 2021
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The state of many New York City public schools was troubled in the 1970s. They were too big, students were demoralized, and teachers felt defeated. Lynn Gray plunged in.