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who is NKR? Did she or he really said" there would be lottery within 99s "? does that mean even 99% could not get the 2nd or 3rd choice? because lottery is so random?
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- it's true. It's all hearsay as far as I'm concerned.
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- Nicky Kram Rosen - one of the former regional G&T coordinators who is now down at Tweed in the G&T central offices
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  - clueless here: is there really a building called "Tweed" that now oversees the placement of our children in different school programs? i find this hilarious!
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    05.01.08, 07:07 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - look up who tweed was and what he did. Funnier.
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      05.01.08, 07:09 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - ummm-yes. that was my point.
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        05.01.08, 07:11 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - i love that someone assumes she's the only one who knows who boss tweed was.
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        05.01.08, 07:13 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - its the old tweed courthouse. probably the most corrupt building project in NYC history, but beautiful
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      05.01.08, 07:10 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - figures the building would be beautiful. corrupt and beautiful. just like the great education, offered for free, if you can just manipulate the system well enough......
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        05.01.08, 07:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        its less beautiful now that htey choppd up the inside. butthe outside is still lovely
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- Lottery means they will pick the names of 99s by lottery, and place the kids in the order picked. You should still be able to get at least second or third choice.
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  05.01.08, 07:09 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - thanks. I am really scared by these non-sense done by DOE.
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Posted June 5, 2008 (50 replies)

who is NKR? Did she or he really said" there would be lottery within 99s "? does that mean even 99% could not get the 2nd or 3rd choice? because lottery is so random?

it's true. It's all hearsay as far as I'm concerned.

Nicky Kram Rosen - one of the former regional G&T coordinators who is now down at Tweed in the G&T central offices

clueless here: is there really a building called "Tweed" that now oversees the placement of our children in different school programs? i find this hilarious!

look up who tweed was and what he did. Funnier.

ummm-yes. that was my point.

i love that someone assumes she's the only one who knows who boss tweed was.

its the old tweed courthouse. probably the most corrupt building project in NYC history, but beautiful

figures the building would be beautiful. corrupt and beautiful. just like the great education, offered for free, if you can just manipulate the system well enough......

its less beautiful now that htey choppd up the inside. butthe outside is still lovely

Lottery means they will pick the names of 99s by lottery, and place the kids in the order picked. You should still be able to get at least second or third choice.

thanks. I am really scared by these non-sense done by DOE.

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