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Josh Penafiel hopes to graduate this summer.
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Before and After Aspirations: The Legacy of a School Closing

May 7, 2013May 24, 2013 - by Gould Jessica

Josh Penafiel dropped out of his East New York high school after it was closed by the New York City Department of Education several years ago. Now he’s trying to get his diploma, but time is running out.

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Pooja Bhaskar teaching a 9th grade science class.
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Transitions: Bread & Roses Staff Faces an Uncertain Future

May 7, 2013May 5, 2020 - by Joanna Seow

With Bread & Roses beginning its phase out next school year, ninth grade teacher Pooja Bhaskar and guidance counselor Sabrina Cochran worry that they will no longer be needed.

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Bread & Roses School Building
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Transitions: The Human Cost of School Closings

May 7, 2013May 9, 2013 - by Carey Reed

Caught in the middle of a school reform battle over closures and phase-outs are the students, staff and administrators whose lives and educational careers are disrupted. These are their stories.

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Transitions: A Parent and Student’s Account of School’s Closure

May 7, 2013May 9, 2013 - by Carey Reed

When Believe Southside’s charter was revoked in June 2012, Tonia Hucey had to find a new school for her son, Skylar. Here is their story.

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Jeremy Rivera outside Bread & Roses
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Transitions: New Beginnings and Lasting Memories at Bread & Roses

May 6, 2013May 5, 2020 - by Joanna Seow

Their high school is going to start the phase-out process next year. Ninth graders Jeremy Rivera and Nakia Watson have the chance to transfer to better schools, but will they?

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Transitions: A Principal Reflects on Her School’s Closure

May 6, 2013May 9, 2013 - by Carey Reed

Like their counterparts at the 49 other schools in New York City that were closing or phasing out in 2012, Believe Southside’s staff and students were forced into transition. Here is that story from the perspective of Believe Southside’s principal, Shannon Browne.

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