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I found these readings very interesting since each article brings up different views on income inequality and zoning. Restrictive zoning is one of the biggest factors that lead to racial and economic segregation in NYC. As an effect, it creates very distinguished poor vs rich neighbors. It’s a big problem since zoning only allows single-family […]

I found all of the four reading interesting for this class. I read the Daily News article first, which I had to grit my teeth through, but there were certain interesting points raised. It was hard to read because there were so many grammar and spelling errors that I had to double check that this […]

Zoning has its advantages…for the rich.  Zoning not only groups the wealthy together, but keeps the middle class and lower class divided. As it was mentioned many times in class, the political system is very dependent on money from wealthy investors to fund campaigns. These zones are also political agendas – the wealthier zones will […]

It’s a real shame how much state and federal governments cut public education in the US. They must not realize that most of the leaders of tomorrow are getting swindled out of a decent education. Continuous under-funding and lack of overall support for the system in place really hinders us as a society. Which is […]

We’ve talked about income inequality and the income gap in our previous topics, but these articles specifically talk about it in NYC. CCN’s article really put perspective in how “the rich are getting richer.” I knew that NYC would have a large income gap, but it was shocking to see barely any income growth among […]

I remember seeing this interactive map in IDC People of NYC class – we went over various stops along the “D” train and compared the different neighborhoods. The New Yorker article didn’t surprise me at all – it’s astounding how bad the inequality in NYC is – especially if it’s compared to countries like Sierra […]

I had a very vague understanding about what a charter school was before these readings. After the readings, though, I think I have a pretty good idea about what they do and how they do it. For starters, I am pro-charter schools. The public education system, at least for New York, is going down the […]

Before I read these two articles, I knew very little about what a charter school even was, let alone the controversial  situation going on between these two types of schools. My whole life, I had attended a NYC Public school so other than knowing that they were some type of “experimental school,” I was unaware […]

With education comes many things: economic growth, individual social mobility, and a more stable society. It is an institution that is vital to every community without debate. With debate, however, is how to improve it. Charter schools were proposed as a “a way to bring innovation to schools by freeing them from the regulations that […]

If charter schools are really to be incubators of innovation, then the real question is why there isn’t more cooperation between charter schools and public schools. While it may not necessarily be true in other states, it seems that in New York City, charter schools are outperforming public schools. So the pressing matter at hand […]

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