Brooklyn school founded by teachers union struggling
In an embarrassment for the teachers union, a charter school founded by the United Federation of Teachers in East New York, Brooklyn received a D on its progress report last week and a review will soon determine if it will remain open, Gotham Schools reports.
The UFT Charter School was founded in 2005 by former United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten. Ms. Weingarten has moved on, however, and a revolving door of principals have come and gone.
The non-profit educational website Insideschools.org reports that the troubled school also received a D in 2011. In June 2010, SUNY’s Charter School Institute decided to not to renew the school’s charter for five years, but rather to give it a three-year trial period.