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From 3,000 students to about 90: Inside the decades-long failure to fix or close NYC’s smallest high school
Enrollment fell from about 3,000 to roughly 90 students as repeated efforts to repair, reform or close the school failed, officials said.
- With about 90 students, Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers is now New York City's smallest high school, marking a steep decline from its enrollment of thousands decades ago.
- Mounting academic challenges and competition from other schools triggered the downward spiral, prompting the Department of Education to repeatedly consider closing or merging the facility.
- Senior Christopher Vasquez noted, "You look at the other schools, it's mad people, mad opportunities," highlighting how shared sports teams and limited extracurricular activities deterred enrollment.
- Successive superintendents and administrators, including Gary Beidleman, have struggled to reverse the enrollment drop despite various programs and new principals at the facility.
- Eight years and three mayors later, the district lacks a clear plan to revitalize the school, reflecting broader challenges within the city's system of school closures and mergers.
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From 3,000 students to about 90: Inside the decades-long failure to fix or close NYC’s smallest high school - Seward Independent
On the fourth floor of a fortress-like building in lower Manhattan housing four public high schools, more than 500 students cram into classes such as calculus and agriculture. They operate 3D printers and tend herbs in a hydroponic farm.In the basement, about 500 students at another high school prepare for emergency medicine careers with a new ambulance simulator. They can graduate with associate degrees and participate in activities that includ…
·Seward, United States
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From 3,000 students to about 90: Inside the decades-long failure to fix or close NYC’s smallest high school
Chalkbeat reports Murry Bergtraum High School, NYC’s smallest high school, dwindles with low enrollment and offerings while rivals thrive nearby.
·Omaha, United States
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