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Plans are also under way to impose tougher disciplinary measures, including the swifter suspension of problem students.
These initiatives grew out of what has been portrayed by some public officials and much of the news media as a frightening spike in violence in New York City public schools. In reality, though, the facts do not support that conclusion. As a result, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the Department of Education are pursuing solutions that fail to address the real problems: long-established administrative policies that inadequately distribute resources to schools. |