New york city public schools?

Question

my peeps and i are moving there. can you tell me about their reputation , etc.? r the suburban school s that much better, as in alot of cities? pl let me know your experience

Answer 1

Up the Down Staircase

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_the_Down...

The Way it Spoze to Be

Blackboard Jungle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackboard_...

Those are the titles that come to mind immediately. I am reasonably  sure that they were all written by NYC schoolteachers.

If it were my child, I would look into private schools. They usually have scholarships and loans.