A school in crisis: Daniel Rose’s unusual first encounter with one of New York’s most challenged schools

November 27, 2013

A school in crisis: Daniel Rose’s unusual first encounter with one of New York’s most challenged schools

Skimming through the New York Times in the mid-1980s, Daniel Rose identified the NYC school with the worst reading scores. PS (Public School) 76 had one ball and a prison-like library, so Rose introduced himself with a surprising gift.
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