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Staggering 900 NYC public schools failing students amid grade inflation, lax accountability

  • Nearly 900 New York City public schools had fewer than half their students proficient in math, reading, or both on state exams, affecting about 43% of the city's public school students in 2025.
  • New York City spent $40 billion on education in 2024, averaging around $36,000 per student, roughly double the national average, yet many low-performing schools continue to receive high funding despite declining enrollment.
  • Grade inflation, weak accountability, and flawed teacher evaluation systems contribute to the normalization of academic failure despite poor standardized test results.
  • Policies such as class-size mandates lack evidence of improving student outcomes while many failing schools persistently remain open amid these challenges.
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ussanews.com broke the news on Monday, July 6, 2026.
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