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As students redshirt kindergarten and parental involvement is questioned, others ask, ?
As students redshirt kindergarten and parental involvement is questioned, others ask, ?
?Having gone to New York City public schools, that quite literally saved my life. I feel an incredible devotion to make that possible for more kids.'' * ?John B. King Jr., New York's next Education Commissioner
It's school budget voting day in New York. And in my little district, with fewer than 2,000 K?12 students, voters are being asked to approve a $41,249,180 budget, which is a remarkably lean one, considering that it is just .77 more than last year's budget (that's less than one percent).