At a press conference on Monday, Mayor Bloomberg announced that the City University of New York (CUNY) and IBM will open a new public high school, which combines high school with two years of college; students would earn an associate’s degree,
Sounds a bit like Bard High School Early College but maybe with a more technological bent. Graduating from this school will, according to Bloomberg, put students “first in line for a job at IBM,” Bloomberg said.
At the press conference Bloomberg also renewed his proposal to end automatic teacher tenure. Instead he wants tenure to be linked to classroom performance.
To Whom It May Concern:
I love the idea of this school. My son is currently in 2nd grade and I would like to know how I can put him on any list that will enable him to be on go to this school when it opens in 2011.