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The Julia Richman Education Complex ( JREC) is an educational multiplex located in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Named after the district superintendent of schools, Julia Richman, it houses six autonomous small schools for approximately 1,800 Pre-K through 12th grade students in the former building of Julia ...
In 1995, Julia Richman High School graduated its last class, creating space for smaller schools to occupy the newly renamed Julia Richman Education Complex (JREC -- pronounced "jay-rec"). Under a memorandum of understanding with the City, Urban Academy became the lead school in the new complex.
Sep 19, 2016 · Ann Cook, a founder of one of the small schools housed in what is now called the Julia Richman Education Complex, captures the high school’s transformation in Creating New Schools, a book about public education in New York City and Boston.
The Julia Richman Educational Complex houses an elementary school, a middle school, four high schools, an infant toddler center for children of teen parents, and a teacher center. Read more.
Julia Richman (1855-1912) was the first woman district superintendent of schools in the City of New York. Her innovations, leadership and curriculum brought an entire new dimension to public school education at the beginning of the twentieth century.
In an astonishing act of betrayal and arrogance, Hunter College and the Department of Education have developed plans to demolish the 80 year old restored Julia Richman Education Complex and to replace it with a high rise building housing science labs.
Julia Richman (1855-1912) was the first woman district superintendent of schools in the City of New York. Her innovations, leadership and curriculum brought an entire new dimension to public school education at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Nov 23, 2011 · Described as "the best example in the United States of a multiplex," the Julia Richman Education Complex (JREC) was once an academically failing, physically unsafe, graffiti-ridden school of 2,600 that graduated only a third of its students.
Julia Richman's career as a progressive educator coincided with the great changes brought about by late 19th century immigration and school reform efforts in New York City.
The high school building that housed the mural has since been converted into the Julia Richman Education Complex. The building complex now serves as the site of six separate small schools.
