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Charter school in New York City seeks to stay open

Jan. 13, 2011
Ross Global Academy says city’s decision to close was politically motivated

From The New York Times: New York City announced that Ross Global Academy would be closed because of poor performance. But the charter school, seeking to reverse the decision, now is arguing that the city decided to shut it down because its newly renovated building on East 12th Street has been promised to Girls Prep, another politically connected charter school on the Lower East Side.

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