Should Jamaica High School Close?
Jamaica H.S. in Queens, NY, is facing the prospect of being closed by the Department of Education due to performance issues (Pic Courtesy: The Daily News)
Some people say ‘yes’, some say ‘no’ to closing down one of Queen’s historic high schools, that over the past few years, has seen graduation rates drop.
Fewer than half of Jamaica High students graduated over the past few years – making a compelling argument for the Bloomberg Administration to phase out the school for poor performance, while opening smaller new schools in the same buildings.
WNYC’s Beth Fertig reports that many teachers and students at Jamaica High believe their big school is an institution worth saving.
Listen to Fertig’s whole report here:
Read more about Jamaica High’s possible closing here.
