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'Glut of Children' in Tribeca Swamps Schools, Threatens Chaos
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If it's Friday, it must be time for morning reading about schools. First up, there is the growing "glut of children" in Tribeca that apparently can't get into neighborhood schools (PS 234 and PS 89). Per the Times: "Some three dozen children are already on the waiting lists for these schools, an unusual predicament that has surprised parents, setting off an avalanche of outrage on playgrounds, at meetings and on the Internet." The problem isn't limited to Tribeca, but is in a lot of neighborhoods where residential development is outstripping the supply of space in classrooms.
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