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Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein Announce 17,000 new School Seats and Opening of 26 New Locations for Start of 2010-2011 School Year
Sep. 1, 2010   |  
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein today announced the opening of 26 new school locations, adding more than 17,000 new seats for the 2010-11 school year. The new buildings, annexes and leased spaces represent the most new classroom seats to come on line in one year since the School Construction Authority (SCA) was created in 1988, putting the Department of Education on track to add nearly 100,000 new school seats across the City by 2013.
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Just announced 17,000 new school seats and 26 new locations - great news for NYC's kids & teachers: http://bit.ly/c13qOL
3:24 PM Sep 1st
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