How one Brooklyn school is coping with coming budget cuts — painfully
This article was originally published on by THE CITY.
The last day of the academic year on Monday at Brooklyn’s MS 839 will see more than its usual share of farewells, because like at many other schools around the city those leaving will include teachers who have been “excessed” — laid off because of citywide budget cuts.
The teachers at the Kensington middle school describe it as a warm, joyous community dedicated to empowering its students. But some of those teachers will be leaving.