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| − | School for professor's brats. The name is suitably pretentious. | + | School for professor's brats. The name is suitably pretentious. Developed as a recruitment tool for faculty. |
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| + | Not to be confused with the [[Columbia Science, Math and Engineering Secondary School]]. | ||
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| + | In order to build it, Columbia struck a compromise with the neighborhood, reserving half the spots for local children who'd get in by lottery. <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2002/05/17/News/K8.School.Generates.A.Year.Of.Controversy-2038909.shtml K-8 School Generates A Year of Controversy - The Spectator, 5-17-2002]</ref>. The community threw multiple hissy fits in the process, even though they were promised half the seats and need based financial aid. <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2003/01/23/News/Cu.Maintains.Scholarships.For.Neighborhood.Students-2037882.shtml CU Maintains Scholarships for Neighborhood Students - The Spectator, 1-23-2003]</ref>. Then they threw more hissy-fits. <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2004/09/30/News/Private.School.Broke.Lottery.Agreement-2036180.shtml Private School Broke Lottery Agreement - The Spectator, 9-30-2004]</ref> | ||
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| + | After 3 years, Columbia had to tell faculty there wasn't enough room in the school for their kids anymore. Oops. <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2005/02/02/News/Columbia.K8.School.Faces.Admission.Crisis-2032094.shtml Columbia K-8 School Faces Admission Crisis - The Spectator, 2-2-2005]</ref>. Hell, even the normally unabashedly pro-community Spectator called it ridiculous. <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2005/09/26/Opinion/Staff.Editorial.Failing.the.School-2030492.shtml Failing 'The School' - The Spectator, 9-26-2005]<ref> | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | [http://theschool.columbia.edu/ The School at Columbia Website] | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Schools]] | [[Category:Schools]] | ||
Revision as of 23:33, 25 March 2007
School for professor's brats. The name is suitably pretentious. Developed as a recruitment tool for faculty.
Not to be confused with the Columbia Science, Math and Engineering Secondary School.
In order to build it, Columbia struck a compromise with the neighborhood, reserving half the spots for local children who'd get in by lottery. [1]. The community threw multiple hissy fits in the process, even though they were promised half the seats and need based financial aid. [2]. Then they threw more hissy-fits. [3]
After 3 years, Columbia had to tell faculty there wasn't enough room in the school for their kids anymore. Oops. [4]. Hell, even the normally unabashedly pro-community Spectator called it ridiculous. <ref>Failing 'The School' - The Spectator, 9-26-2005<ref>
External links
The School at Columbia Website
