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Briefly Noted: Spread The Word On Free Summer Meals, Biggie Mural Vandalized, Vintage Shopping Tour & More

Central Brooklyn

Briefly Noted: Spread The Word On Free Summer Meals, Biggie Mural Vandalized, Vintage Shopping Tour & More

Via sharesummer.org [https://sharesummer.org/] * While the city offers free breakfast and lunch to kids 18 and under during the summer break (from June 27 to August 30) at nearly 1,200 sites [https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/news/announcements/contentdetails/2019/05/29/chancellor-carranza-launches-community-outreach-campaign-for-annual-free-summer-meals-program-available-to-all-new-yorkers-18-and-under] including schools, parks,

School Year Ends In NYC With Demands For Integration, Calls For Carranza’s Ouster, And Lingering Questions Over Pay Parity For Pre-K Teachers

Central Brooklyn

School Year Ends In NYC With Demands For Integration, Calls For Carranza’s Ouster, And Lingering Questions Over Pay Parity For Pre-K Teachers

By Zipporah Osei and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat The school year ended in New York City for most students and their families on Wednesday, but debates that have dogged the system — about integration, the prestigious specialized high schools, and pay parity for pre-K teachers — remained conspicuously unresolved. Dueling afternoon protests erupted

Sweeping Attendance Zone Changes Proposed For Elementary Schools In Brooklyn’s District 15

Boerum Hill

Sweeping Attendance Zone Changes Proposed For Elementary Schools In Brooklyn’s District 15

Ps 32 Samuels Mills Sprole, 317 Hoyt Street via Google MapsBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat In a bid to relieve overcrowding and help spur integration, the education department is weighing [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/05/29/to-boost-diversity-and-address-enrollment-issues-brooklyns-district-15-may-redraw-elementary-attendance-zones/] whether to redraw elementary school zone lines — or remove attendance boundaries