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Megan McGibney

Megan McGibney

A native New Yorker, Megan McGibney writes about education, politics, and business. A 2008 graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, she is also an adjunct lecturer at CUNY
May
05
Advocates Urge To Make Someone Accountable For Educating Foster Kids in NYC

Advocates Urge To Make Someone Accountable For Educating Foster Kids in NYC

Photo by Anthony Fomin [https://unsplash.com/@aginsbrook?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
4 min read
Apr
26
Residents Push For Asian-American History To Be Taught In Schools

Residents Push For Asian-American History To Be Taught In Schools

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s Holi Festival. Brooklyn Children’s Museum on
4 min read
Apr
08
Bay Ridge To Get Another Elementary School

Bay Ridge To Get Another Elementary School

When City Councilmember Justin Brannan first ran in 2017 to represent District 43 (CD-43), he hoped to find a location
5 min read
Mar
22
Budget Amnesty For Public Schools, and More Education News

Budget Amnesty For Public Schools, and More Education News

Earlier today, both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter made a series of announcements regarding the
4 min read
Mar
04
Frequent COVID School Closures Frustrate Parents At Co-Located School Buildings

Frequent COVID School Closures Frustrate Parents At Co-Located School Buildings

With COVID19 still active in Brooklyn, random weekly tests [https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-year-20-21/return-to-school-2020/health-and-safety/covid-19-testing] in the
8 min read
Feb
17
Parents And Educators Brace For Exodus From The Department of Education

Parents And Educators Brace For Exodus From The Department of Education

Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall. Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.When Bay Ridge
6 min read
Feb
12
“Suicide Rate Amongst Our Students Is Rapidly Doubling,” Schools Chancellor Shares At CEC21 Town Hall

“Suicide Rate Amongst Our Students Is Rapidly Doubling,” Schools Chancellor Shares At CEC21 Town Hall

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza at CEC21 Town Hall, January 2021. Zoom Screenshot.Wednesday night Southern Brooklyn Community Education Council (CEC)
4 min read
Feb
02
Why You Should Run For A Seat On Community Education Council – Fellow Parents Tell All

Why You Should Run For A Seat On Community Education Council – Fellow Parents Tell All

Tevina Willis, lead community organizer for the nonprofit Red Hook Initiative, listened to officials explain rezoning plans for District 15
7 min read
Jan
28
Middle School Screens and G&T Hot Issues at D16 Town Hall With Schools Chancellor Carranza

Middle School Screens and G&T Hot Issues at D16 Town Hall With Schools Chancellor Carranza

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza during D16 Town Hall. Zoom screenshot. Tuesday evening, January 26, saw Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza take
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Jan
26
Chancellor To Appoint Trustees To Restore Order to Brownsville’s CEC23

Chancellor To Appoint Trustees To Restore Order to Brownsville’s CEC23

Community Education Council 23 [http://www.d23rising.nyc/] (CEC23) which covers Brownsville, Ocean Hill, and parts of East New York,
4 min read