State decision puts Dewey back in limbo
Students and staff atJohn Dewey High School in Gravesend were cautiously optimistic atlast months news that they along with eight other city schools would be matched with a non-profit management company as part of athree-year, federally-funded educational restart program.
Now they are back inlimbo as New York State has ordered the citys Department ofEducation (DOE) to resume negotiations with the teachers union andresolve the issue of how to implement teacher evaluations beforegoing ahead with the restart. The two parties have five moreweeks to reach a deal. At stake is $6 million per school, as wellas the schools futures.