Education

Four schools will pilot kosher and halal school lunches next year

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Four schools will pilot kosher and halal school lunches next year

CENTRAL BROOKLYN – Parents across Brooklyn have been working for years with local schools to make school lunches available to their children [/after-hundreds-of-petition-signatures-lobbying-for-community-support-parents-win-battle-for-a-healthier-menu-at-ps-217-ditmas-park/] who follow kosher or halal diets at home. We wrote back in 2015, about parents at PS217, a large, diverse elementary school on Coney Island Avenue, who won

Why so many Southern Brooklyn parents worry about Mayor’s plan to reform Specialized High School admissions

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Why so many Southern Brooklyn parents worry about Mayor’s plan to reform Specialized High School admissions

Parents gathered on Tuesday in Bensonhurst to talk about SHSAT with Eric Adams, who supports the plan, at a meeting that was closed to the press.Southern Brooklyn – Mayor de Blasio plans to radically change the racial composition at Specialized High Schools [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/281-18/mayor-de-blasio-chancellor-carranza-plan-improve-diversity-specialized-high/

New York City lawmakers press Richard Carranza on paid parental leave, counselors, and school accessibility

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New York City lawmakers press Richard Carranza on paid parental leave, counselors, and school accessibility

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza (left) at a press conference with Mayor Bill de Blasio. Photo by Christina Veiga.By Alex Zimmerman, [https://www.chalkbeat.org/author/azimmerman/]Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/05/22/new-york-city-lawmakers-press-richard-carranza-on-paid-parental-leave-counselors-and-school-accessibility/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] Richard