Compromise Allows N.Y.C. School To Keep Teacher

By Linda Jacobson

A group of New York City parents who wanted so much to retain a 4th grade teacher that they offered to pay her salary have won their battle to keep her, but her paychecks will come from the school district.

In a compromise reached with the parents last week, Schools Chancellor Rudy F. Crew's moratorium on allowing parents to pick up the tab for teachers in core curriculum areas will stand. The Sept. 25 decision came one day after Mr. Crew met with parent representatives from P.S. 41, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood.

To save money, District 2, the community district that oversees P.S. 41, had planned to transfer teacher Lauren Zangara to another school and increase class sizes from an average of 26 students to 32, a move...