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
Central Brooklyn
When New York State released the results of the 2018-2019 math and ELA tests in late August this year, a big surprise was revealed to Brooklyn’s education community. All of the third graders in Success Academy Flatbush [https://www.successacademies.org/schools/flatbush/] (SA Flatbush), which opened in 2016,
Big Story
School District 13 is a classic example of gentrification in Brooklyn, representative of the last decade and a half in the borough. As local schools learn to navigate the challenges that come with rapidly changing demographics of neighborhoods that surround them, the Academy of Arts and Letters in Clinton Hill,
Education
The results are in – and the passing scores are up – but more than half the kids still did not score proficient in either Math or English. The state test results for English Language Arts (ELA) and math came out today, and overall, more students in grades 3 – 8 during the
Big Story
Bishop Kearney High will close after August. (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)This week marked the last day of school for the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Catholic schools [https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/schools/about-catholic-schools/], with summer break now underway. But for some of those long-standing schools, their doors will not reopen in
Arts & Culture
For the past nine years, the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival (AoBFF) [https://www.theartofbrooklyn.org/] has been showcasing independent films as former The L Magazine once put it, “For Brooklyn, by Brooklyn and about Brooklyn”. The festival opens on June 1st and runs through June 9 at locations as
Education
Parents and activists outside the courtroom today. Megan McGibney/BklynerBEDFORD STUYVESANT – Bedford-Stuyvesant’s small but successful P.S. 25 Eubie Blake will remain open.The Department of Education decided this morning to keep the high performing school running, right before a hearing at Kings County Supreme Court in which Judge
Central Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN – Friday night saw nearly two hundred people turn up for to voice their opinion on the future of the now-controversial SHSAT exam at the Youth and Community Speak Out on Equity, Diversity, and Admissions, held at the Pzifer Auditorium at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, at Brooklyn’s
East New York
Brielle HobanEAST NEW YORK – When the eleventh graders at Achievement First East Brooklyn High School [https://www.achievementfirst.org/school/achievement-first-east-brooklyn-high-school/] came to their biology class last November, their teacher had an announcement to make – something very important and personal. “I dedicated the class to announcing I am trans,” Brielle
Education
A CEC15 meeting in January 2019.If you are a public school parent, you have probably heard about New York’s upcoming Community and Citywide Education Council elections. [https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/091-19/mayor-de-blasio-chancellor-carranza-kick-off-2019-community-citywide-education-council#/0] This is where parents of public school students get to run for a
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – About 50 residents of Community Board 10 (CB10) gathered last night at Bay Ridge’s PS 264 auditorium for a presentation of a middle school to be built in school District 20 (D20). In one of the most overcrowded districts in Brooklyn, the demand for more schools is
Education
Finding a school that best fits one’s child is something most Brooklyn parents dread going through. There are so many choices – independent, religious, charter and public, this borough has plenty to offer when it comes to a Brooklyn youngster’s education.However, schools are not developed all on their
Education
The celebration of Black History Month in Brooklyn schools has been a yearly event for decades, learning of great Black leaders, the struggle for civil rights and justice, and an understanding of Black culture. Usually, the month is a time to acknowledge the resilience of Black people.This year’s
Central Brooklyn
On Thursday evening, on the steps of the Department of Education’s location at 52 Chambers Street near City Hall, stood dozens of students, teachers, and activists from all over the city for the Black Lives Matter at Schools [https://blacklivesmatteratschool.com/about/] Rally. It was part of a nationwide
Arts & Culture
By Megan McGibney/BklynerSince 2012, Black History Month has been celebrated along Myrtle Avenue’s retail area in Clinton Hill in an event called Black Artstory Month. Historically, visual artists create murals in storefront windows in the neighborhood, united around a common theme. This year, however, the Myrtle Avenue Business
Borough Park
Reyhan Mehran of Carroll Gardens holds her sign. By Megan McGibney/BklynerBORO PARK – Tuesday evening saw nearly 80 parents, charter school advocates and alumni from District 15 gather at PS 131’s auditorium for its Community Education Council’s monthly calendar meeting. While there were two points on the agenda,
Business
Jalapa Jar via their InstagramNAVY YARD – Brooklyn is a place filled with bustling food start-ups. Some rise and fall in a short period of time. Others, though, ascend into local success with a chance to go beyond both the borough and the rest of the city.Jalapa Jar is one