By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY. The Fairway grocery chain’s bankruptcy filing Thursday revealed plans to sell its five Manhattan stores...
Beijing to Brooklyn ‘Friendship’ Arch Gift Collapses
By Yoav Gonen, THE CITY. This story was originally published on 1/21/20 by THE CITY. It was touted as a...
Mayor de Blasio’s NYC Budget Proposal Calls for Cuts to Teacher Training
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Alex Zimmerman, Christina Veiga on January 16, 2020 Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled his preliminary...
2020: A New Decade for Bold Action on Climate (Opinion)
By Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09)
After Years of Parent Advocacy, NYC is Piloting Dyslexia Screening Tool at Two Brooklyn Schools
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Yoav Gonen, THE CITY on January 10, 2020 This is part of an ongoing collaborative...
Letter To The Editor: Here’s Why Urban Dove Needs To Find A Different Location
In response to news of Urban Dove charter school renting school space from the East Midwood Jewish Center, we have received a letter to the editor from Laurie Mermelstein. Mermelstein has lived on the block in the midst of the Urban Dove debate for the last 18 years and writes that legitimate concerns of neighbors are being ignored.
After a Wave of Anti-Semitic Violence, NYC Schools Plans Curriculum to Combat Hate
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Alex Zimmerman on January 3, 2020 In the wake of a string of anti-Semitic attacks...
Same Classroom, Different Salaries: Special Education Pre-K Teachers Earn Dramatically Less than Their General Education Co-teachers
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Christina Veiga on January 2, 2020 Inside classroom No. 12 at Brooklyn’s HeartShare Taranto preschool,...
Happy Holidays!
Our readers mean the world to us, and we want to wish to those in our community celebrating a very...
NYC Mayor Knew About Delay of Damning Yeshiva Report, Probe Finds
By Reuven Blau and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY on December 18, 2019 This story was originally published on December 18,...
State Lawmakers Begin Examining Mayoral Control of NYC Schools
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Reema Amin on December 16, 2019 Should the mayor of New York City continue to...
Find out how much your school’s PTA raises (or doesn’t)
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Reema Amin, Amy Zimmer on December 2, 2019 A tiny portion of New York City...
Sea Gate Adrift After Local Politician’s Corruption Scandal
By Clifford Michael. This story was originally published on Dec. 3, 2019, by THE CITY. Residents of Brooklyn’s...
Court Smith “Holiday Shopping & Cheer” Event Dec 5th from 6-9PM
The best gifts are ones bought from your local merchants! Get your holiday shopping done and enjoy a variety of...
City Council says all NYC School Districts Must Develop Integration Plans
By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Every New York City school district that doesn’t already have an integration plan in the works...