New York School Makes Front Page Of NY Times

An article involving Dr. Martin Florsheim, vice-president of finance with Jewish Deaf Congress (JDC/NCJD) , and Junior High School 47, known as ‘JHS 47’ located in Manhattan, New York appeared on the March 5th front page issue of New York Times, which reported that Rudy Crew, the state’s chancellor of schools is overhauling the school to ensure full sign language instruction of all students. Florsheim recently became JHS 47’s first deaf principal which used to be the nation’s largest oral school for the deaf.