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Fixing Your School - US News and World Report
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Ten years ago, Julia Richman High School ranked among the very worst schools in New York City. Two thirds of the freshman class quit before graduation. One cafeteria fight ended in gunfire outside. Employees of nearby Memorial Sloan-Kettering hospital walked all the way around the block rather than risk passing the school's front door. Education? Most Julia Richman kids considered themselves lucky just to get through the day. No more. Today, violence is largely a thing of the past, and the metal detectors are history. The dropout rate has fallen into single digits. More than half of Julia Richman's graduates now go on to college.
HUNTER-JULIA RICHMAN RALLY
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On Monday, the steps of the Tweed Courthouse became the temporary battleground for supporters and opponents of Hunter College"s expansion plan. Students and parents from the Julia Richman Education Complex gathered with community leaders and elected officials to voice their opposition to ...
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