Despite being a national leader in educational spending, New York ranks in the middle of the pack in reading scores among 52 jurisdictions (the 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and Department of Defense schools). New York’s fourth-grade student reading scores were not significantly different from those of students in 39 jurisdictions and better than those of four. In eighth grade, New York is roughly tied with 32 states and ahead of 16.
As a NYer you should understand that the reason reading scores are in the middle of the pack is because of all the non English speakers in public schools. I suspect the Battery Park schools have better stats than the schools in the Heights. The suburban districts with high taxes get great results.
South shore of Nassau county. When I worked in Manhattan, the LIRR was a 45 minute commute. It was a great time to nap or read. Traffic can suck at times, sometimes it unavoidable, but in many instances, scheduling around it is possible. Taxes are high, but schools are great.
Many great places to run both in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Hills on the northern end, flat on the south. Many trails, paths and preserves. Might not compare to other places, but still not bad.
Despite being a national leader in educational spending, New York ranks in the middle of the pack in reading scores among 52 jurisdictions (the 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and Department of Defense schools). New York’s fourth-grade student reading scores were not significantly different from those of students in 39 jurisdictions and better than those of four. In eighth grade, New York is roughly tied with 32 states and ahead of 16.
As a NYer you should understand that the reason reading scores are in the middle of the pack is because of all the non English speakers in public schools. I suspect the Battery Park schools have better stats than the schools in the Heights. The suburban districts with high taxes get great results.
Oh brother. The excuses never end. Do the non English speaking students include Asians?
We’ve just had a tech revolution which has been highly deflationary yet for some reason education costs and tuition never goes down.
As a NYer you should understand that the reason reading scores are in the middle of the pack is because of all the non English speakers in public schools. I suspect the Battery Park schools have better stats than the schools in the Heights. The suburban districts with high taxes get great results.
Oh brother. The excuses never end. Do the non English speaking students include Asians?
We’ve just had a tech revolution which has been highly deflationary yet for some reason education costs and tuition never goes down.
I mentioned the Heights for a reason. Nevertheless, I started my teaching career at Seward Park HS. It was filled with hundreds of Asian students who didn't do well enough to get into better high schools. Not all Asians are great students even if Asians as a group seem to value and put time and money into their children's education.
Live in Larchmont and work in the city. I don’t watch the news but any stories of Manhattan being on the decline are false. It’s absolutely thriving. Packed, safe, and as fun as ever.
Central NY. Was in NYC for ~9 years before moving here relatively recently. It's pretty. It's way more midwest than northeast, people are very insular here. Some of the economic outlook for a lot of the area is also pretty bleak, very rust belt-ey with poor education and not many opportunities for those without higher education and experience.
Central NY. Was in NYC for ~9 years before moving here relatively recently. It's pretty. It's way more midwest than northeast, people are very insular here. Some of the economic outlook for a lot of the area is also pretty bleak, very rust belt-ey with poor education and not many opportunities for those without higher education and experience.
A lot of truth to this. I grew up in Central NY as well, got a a college education, and moved out of state upon graduation. While living there, I experienced a certain amount of bigotry, racism, and discrimination due to being in a minority. Now that I have spent the majority of my life in more diverse and accepting areas, I understand what was lost to me in my childhood and can never be returned.
I think that is very unfortunate and it has tainted my feelings about the area.
Central NY. Was in NYC for ~9 years before moving here relatively recently. It's pretty. It's way more midwest than northeast, people are very insular here. Some of the economic outlook for a lot of the area is also pretty bleak, very rust belt-ey with poor education and not many opportunities for those without higher education and experience.
A lot of truth to this. I grew up in Central NY as well, got a a college education, and moved out of state upon graduation. While living there, I experienced a certain amount of bigotry, racism, and discrimination due to being in a minority. Now that I have spent the majority of my life in more diverse and accepting areas, I understand what was lost to me in my childhood and can never be returned.
I think that is very unfortunate and it has tainted my feelings about the area.
I moved her expecting rural people to be similar to rural southern people. That is, they may despise you or be weary of you for whatever reason, but they'll still wave and say, "Beautiful day!" from their porch and shoot the sh!t with you when it's convenient. Instead, it's more like, "Don't make eye contact with me or I'll stare you down." Customer service is across the board horrible here, and I think it's part of the insular "Don't bug me!" attitude.
I see more confederate flags here than I did growing up in the deep south, which is hilarious and confusing. Neighbor's on his 3rd Trump flag in 2 years and his adult son sometimes smokes rocks on the porch when his dad's not home.
Weird area. Not all of CNY is like this, but a lot is.