New York City capital plan scales back on classroom growth

The New York City Education Department's new five-year capital plan will create less than half the number of new seats as the previous one, reflecting the economic meltdown. The $11.3 billion plan will spend $3.7 billion on 25,000 new seats in 42 new buildings between 2010 and 2014, down from 55,000 between 2004 and 2009.