Why do NYC public high schools suck?

", which I suspect is the question you want answered, there are a whole variety of reasons. The first is that like many cities, New York has many private schools. This means that the wealthiest do not send their children to the public schools. read more

Many public schools spend almost 50 percent of the school day on non-academic subjects that waste children’s precious time. The rest of their time is spent on classes such as sex-education, personal safety, consumer affairs, AIDS education, save-the-environment, family life, study halls, multiculturalism, homeroom, electives, counseling, or sports activities. read more

The majority of kids (68%) in New York’s public school system are eligible for free lunch, but by high school only 38% of students eat school lunch at all. In fact, only 61% of middle school students eat public school lunch, a steep decline from the 81% of elementary school students who do. read more