By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Every New York City school district that doesn’t already have an integration plan in the works...
Sewage Check Valves Before Another Park Reno! Manhattan Beach Residents Upset Over Missing Storm Protection Money
Dear Editor, Thank you for shedding more light on the question of where the Federal monies for future storm protection...
A Push to Integrate Brooklyn Middle Schools Is Starting to Show Results, According to New Data
By Christina Veiga, Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat A pioneering diversity plan is starting to shift racial demographics of schools in one...
Your CBD Store Opening in Park Slope on Saturday
A new store dispensing CBD products is coming to Brooklyn and will open at 195 5th Avenue in Park Slope,...
Letter to the Editor: Possible Voter Suppression in Crown Heights
By Keith Polasko, a concerned citizen. CROWN HEIGHTS — On the afternoon of Monday, November 4, 2019 the New York City...
Two Progressive NYC Schools at the Forefront of Refusing to Take State Tests are Now Facing More Exams
By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Two progressive schools where a majority of students opted out of state tests are now being...
NYC Delays Controversial Rezoning of 7 Brooklyn Elementary Schools
By Christina Veiga Chalkbeat The education department is hitting pause on a plan to redraw attendance zones around seven Brooklyn...
Fort Greene’s sought-after Arts & Letters might move to Bed-Stuy in a merger with P.S. 305
By Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat The Academy of Arts & Letters, a highly sought-after progressive elementary and middle school on the...
Recap Of October Community Board 6 General Meeting
By: Michael Racioppo, District Manager of Brooklyn Community Board 6 The following is a recap of the Brooklyn Community Board...
New York City to create 40 new and restructured schools with $16M from XQ and Robin Hood
By Amy Zimmer, Alex Zimmerman, Christina Veiga, Reema Amin of Chalkbeat In his latest effort to bolster his education track...
Community Land Trusts: Why Are Republicans Not Talking About It? (Opinion)
By Joel Acevedo, President of the Brooklyn Young Republican Club The city that never sleeps is about to become the...
City unveils map of proposed school zones in Brooklyn’s District 15, hints that a decision could be delayed
By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat PARK SLOPE/CARROLL GARDEN/RED HOOK – The education department on Tuesday unveiled a proposal for redrawing elementary...
NYC schools will be closed on Monday, Dec. 23, following complaints about a one-day week
By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat School’s out on Monday, December 23 — much to the relief of teachers and parents across New...
Brooklyn’s District 16 urges mayor, chancellor to phase out the gifted program they once fought to create
By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat Even as some parents and politicians mobilize to preserve gifted programs, the Community Education Council in...
Brooklyn Book Festival: Connecting Book Lovers With Their Favorite Storytellers
By Kevin Truong DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Alicia Boyd can still recall the moment a book first captured her imagination as a...