nyc dept of education district reorganizations s over time (1969-2003)

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2

27

25 26

29

22

24

11

30

10

8

28

20

8

3

27

21

15

6

19

9

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7

17

5

13

1

12

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32

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27

23

4

16

7

19

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18

10

New York City School Districts

1969-2003

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0 2.5 5 7.5 10 Miles

Legend

School Districts

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The 1969 school decentralization lawwas designed to give community controlto schools after black and Hispanicparents protested that the centralizedbureaucracy was unresponsive to them.

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New York City School Regions

2003-2007

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0 2.5 5 7.5 10 Miles

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Region1

Region2

Region3

Region4

Region5

Region6

Region7

Region8

Region9

Region10

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5

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7

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10

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Acknowledging that decentralizationhad failed to improve schools for poor blacks and Hispanics, the statelegislature disbanded community schoolboards and gave Mayor Mike Bloombergcontrol of the schools.Schools Chancellor Joel Klein combined

the old schools districts into 10 regionsto exert more control.

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