The last few years have been tough for Manhattan private schools. We lost Blue School, Solomon Schechter and Weekday. Calhoun and Metropolitan Montessori merged. Now Erin Hudson reports in Bloomberg that Manhattan Country School is financially struggling so much that they just filed for bankruptcy.
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“What’s different here and sad is typically I’ve seen new schools fail,” said Emily Glickman, an educational consultant who helps families with private school admissions and has been getting worried calls from MCS parents before Friday’s filing. “MCS is a school with a rich history here in New York City.”