Council members attack plans for private takeover of five NYC schools

March 19, 2001
Members of the New York City Council's Education Committee have attacked Schools Chancellor Harold Levy's plan to permit Edison Schools to manage five

Members of the New York City Council's Education Committee have attacked Schools Chancellor Harold Levy's plan to permit Edison Schools to manage five of the city's worst schools. But aides to Levy and Edison officials defended the project.

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