Media Roundup: P.S. 9 Co-location Fight Grabs Headlines

Since P.S. 9 parent advocates won their petition against the DOE last week, P.S. 9's co-location fight has been in the news. Here are links to most of the stories:

Inside Schools: DOE re-doing “co-location” proposals after Steiner’s ruling (4/12)

New York Times: A City School’s Uphill Fight Over Sharing Space With a Charter (4/11)

Brooklyn Paper: City moves ahead with co-location in P.S. 9 — despite state order (4/11)

Brooklyn Paper: State ed boss overrules city on MS 571 closure (4/4)

NYC School Help (blog): P.S. 9 fights city hall and wins (4/4)

Prospect Heights Patch: Parents Win Appeal to Halt Plans for Charter School at P.S. 9 (4/1)

NY1: http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/education/ (4/1)

WNYC: State Blocks Charter School From Moving Into PS 9 in Brooklyn (4/1)

Gotham Schools: At Brooklyn’s PS 9, state overturns a space-sharing plan, again (4/1)

New York Daily News: New York State overturns deal for charter school to get rooms at Brooklyn's PS 9 (4/1)

Brooklyn Daily Eagle: State Halts Plans To Co-Locate Charter School (4/1)

The Local (NYTimes blog): Victory for P.S. 9’s Parents, Meeting for P369K’s (4/1)

Council Member Letitia James' press release: ATTENTION: No Co-Location BK East Collegiate Charter School In PH Building (4/1)

Daily News story about rally

Prospect Heights principal opposes plan to move charter school into her building

Other media items about P.S. 9 parent opposition to the DOE plan appeared in The New York Times's The Local blog and Associated Content.

From the Daily News story: "It's ridiculous for DOE to put three schools into this building that was built for one school," said D'Avilar, who later this month will give DOE a formal proposal for expanding PS 9.

It's rare for public school principals to speak out against the DOE's plans for schools. But D'Avilar, who has been in the school system for 20 years, believes she's doing the right thing.

"We need to fulfill our school's potential," said D'Avilar. "If DOE gives us a chance, I know we can fill those seats."

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2011/01/14/2011-01-14_a_principal_issue_she_opposes_charter_school.html#ixzz1B4PrUCnG

(Photo: D. Egan-Chin, NY Daily News)

News 12 covers today's rally.

News 12 coverage of this morning's rally is here (if you are a Cablevision subscriber or pay a $4.95 fee for a month of access).

Morning rally: "P.S. 9, Not P.S. 4½"

Deep thanks to the 60 people who came out this morning to show the news cameras their dedication to protecting P.S. 9. Despite short notice, the group had 25 colorful posters—

"P.S. 9, Not P.S. 4½"

"9 Minutes in the Library Is Not Enough."

Without practice, the parents developed chants:

"Protect P.S. 9/Let the School Grow."

With less than 16 hours of outreach, parents from different grades joined in. The Daily News and Brooklyn's News 12 both got footage, and we parents were able to see our collective dedication and to practice speaking out in public. A good showing and a good show!

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