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Eric Shuffler

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Upper West Side

April 23, 2013

New Committee Plans Future of Beacon High School Building

A working group has formed to focus on the future of Beacon High School, which will be vacated in 2015. 

Upper West Side

February 26, 2013

Re-Siting UWS Schools Shouldn't Get Knee-Jerk Opposition, Leader Says

The redevelopment of the elementary schools is controversial.

Upper West Side

February 25, 2013

Parents Worried New Charter School Will Add to Overcrowding

Success Academy wants to build a new neighborhood school, but parents are pushing back against the idea.

Upper West Side

February 11, 2013

Parents Turn to Magnet Schools to Escape Overcrowding

Some Upper West Side elementary schools are overcrowded, while magnet schools offer an alternative.

Upper West Side

October 27, 2011

Parents Want More Action to Remove Toxins from Schools

An effort to remove toxic PCB chemicals from P.S. 199 failed, and now parents want more testing to pinpoint the source of the harmful toxins.

Upper West Side

February 25, 2011

Upper West Side Parents Call for Safety Changes at P.S. 199

Parents say cars drive too fast down West 70th Street, creating a safety hazard at P.S. 199.

Upper West Side

December 22, 2010

Upper West Side Parents Applaud EPA Tests For Carcinogens in School

Parents are applauding a move by federal officials to inspect public schools for toxic PCBs.

Upper West Side

December 17, 2010

Skeptical Parents Grill UWS Charter School Officials

Parents questioned reps from controversial charter school Upper West Success Academy Thursday.