De Blasio administration takes pre-K victory lap

[hrmjustin]

Eliza Shapiro

Mayor Bill de Blasio took a five-borough victory lap Thursday for his universal pre-kindergarten program, the signature initiative of his administration.

De Blasio, accompanied by his wife Chirlane McCray, schools chancellor Carmen Fariña, and a group of council members, borough presidents and other elected officials, visited five schools, one in each borough—a first day of school tradition for mayors and chancellors.

Three of the five schools were pre-K centers, and each of the five choices carried a political message.

The mayor built treehouses out of blocks at the Sacred Heart School on Staten Island, a Catholic school with an expanded pre-K program, a recognition of the controversy over pre-K options in parochial schools. He played Simon Says in a second grade Spanish language classroom at Amber Charter School in East Harlem, an acknowledgement of his administration's battle over charter space earlier this year.

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2014/09/8551948/de-blasio-administration-takes-pre-k-victory-lap

[tk2kewl]

1. cool app for finding a pre-k facility near you...

http://maps.nyc.gov/upk

[hrmjustin]

2. Thanks. we have several in my area.

I am glad they stsrted this.

[tk2kewl]

3. as i understand it there is a plan to increase the number of sites by more than 50%...

for next school year

[hrmjustin]

4. Yes, as they get more space available they will increase pre-k.