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August 16, 2011

Success Charter Network 2009 lottery. (GothamSchools Flickr)

Excerpt from sneak peek of "Ultimate Spider-Man" #1, via Comic Book Resources.

According to a new comic book, one of the children who needed Superman to lift him out of subpar schools was a young Spider-Man.

In a new “Ultimate Spider-Man” series launching next month, the inheritor of the Spider-Man mantle is Miles Morales, a half-black, half-Hispanic Brooklyn-born teenager. A sneak peek shows a young boy accompanying his parents to what appears to be a charter school lottery, held in a cavernous space with video screens at one end and bleachers along the sides.

Down to the balloon arches flanking the seats, the arrangement closely resembles that of Success Charter Network’s 2009 lottery, held in the Harlem Armory in front of thousands of people. The carefully orchestrated event was depicted in the documentary “The Lottery” but was later dropped in favor of a lower-key drawing held out of the public eye.

The preview suggests but does not make clear that the young Spider-Man is selected for admission. The excerpt shows him sitting with his parents and looking worried, then zooms in on the number 42 after it is drawn in the lottery. The family members’ eyes widen, and then Spider-Man, with tears welling, gets a hug from his mother.

“Wow, the Upper East Side must have some AMAZING teachers. Is the DOE studying those schools to see how they can be replicated? ”

– Nychistoryteacher In response to Nearly a decade of closures and closure plans, all mapped out

• Thursday, February 9
  • 6:00 pmPEP Meeting
  • 7:00 pmBoard Meeting: Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School
• Friday, February 10
  • 4:00 pmGothamSchools Happy Hour
• Thursday, February 16
  • 9:00 amTeacher Workshop: Managing Difficult Behavior

• ... & a mom says the city transferred her son from KAPPA VII, which is staying open, to ABCD, which could close, after he was bullied. 11 mins ago
• We're starting to hear some sad stories: From a mom who wanted to speak at #nycpep but missed chance in all of the confusion ... 12 mins ago
• Parents with children in charter should have stood silently in,the back holding up these signs t.co/WmToesjh 25 mins ago
• ”we need to break from the Democrats and Republicans,” a self-proclaimed socialists tells the crowd. 29 mins ago
• Rumors that Occupy the DOE and UFT will march out around 8. 30 mins ago
• More updates...