Education: Preparing Students for Urban Futures

Abstract

This chapter looks at the evolution of high school education to prepare students for engagement in urban changes. Bushwick has 33 public and private, primary and secondary schools. This includes 14 public elementary schools, one charter school, four parochial schools, seven high schools, and one secondary school. The chapter focuses on how schools are preparing students for a workforce that will face urban planning challenges. The chapter starts by reflecting back on the Class of 1961 at Bushwick Highschool. The creation of two New Century Schools (Academy of Urban Planning) (www.aupnyc.org) and Bushwick School of Social Justice (www.newyorkschools.com) on the Bushwick High School campus is examined. Two other special schools located in Bushwick are also examined, Bushwick Leaders’ High School for Academic Excellence (www.bushwickleaders.org) and The Brooklyn Latin School (www.brooklynlatin.org).