Willie Brown Academy, Born in 1992 With High Hopes, Will Close in May, a Failure

I for one will NOT be sad to see this school close down.

From the NY Times,

When the school now known as the Willie L. Brown Jr. College Preparatory Academy opened in San Francisco’s predominantly black Bayview neighborhood some 18 years ago, it was at the forefront of an ambitious effort to address school performance and segregation without busing children out of the neighborhood. It was once even part of a Dream Schools program that brought millions of dollars in special aid, along with school uniforms, longer school days and Saturday classes.

But those dreams have been thoroughly dashed, and the 160-student school is set to close May 27, largely as a result of chronic student underachievement and high truancy. And for those unfortunate enough to be a part of its final months, conditions have gone from bad to worse.

Students First Neighborhood Schools Initiative makes 2011 Ballot

The Neighborhood Schools initiative has apparently been certified for the November 2011 ballot.

Find out more about the initiative at Students First website, and in a couple of recent news stories on it at SFBG and At the SF Examiner.