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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
Mar
19
Parents Advocate for More Democratic Community Education Councils

Parents Advocate for More Democratic Community Education Councils

A CEC15 meeting in January 2019.If you are a public school parent, you have probably heard about New York’
6 min read
Mar
14
Tensions Run High Over Proposed Middle School in District 20

Tensions Run High Over Proposed Middle School in District 20

BAY RIDGE – About 50 residents of Community Board 10 (CB10) gathered last night at Bay Ridge’s PS 264 auditorium
5 min read
Mar
04
No More Charter Schools Can Open, And Brooklyn CECs Like It That Way

No More Charter Schools Can Open, And Brooklyn CECs Like It That Way

Finding a school that best fits one’s child is something most Brooklyn parents dread going through. There are so
4 min read
Feb
28
How Brooklyn Schools Approached Black History Month This Year

How Brooklyn Schools Approached Black History Month This Year

The celebration of Black History Month in Brooklyn schools has been a yearly event for decades, learning of great Black
5 min read
Feb
08
Black Lives Matter Brooklyn Rallies Students, Activists To Make Sure Black Lives Matter In NYC Schools

Black Lives Matter Brooklyn Rallies Students, Activists To Make Sure Black Lives Matter In NYC Schools

On Thursday evening, on the steps of the Department of Education’s location at 52 Chambers Street near City Hall,
4 min read
Feb
05
“Front and Center/ed” – Celebrating Black Fashion Throughout History

“Front and Center/ed” – Celebrating Black Fashion Throughout History

By Megan McGibney/BklynerSince 2012, Black History Month has been celebrated along Myrtle Avenue’s retail area in Clinton Hill
3 min read
Jan
30
CEC15 Votes For A Cap On Charter Schools, To The Dismay of Charter School Parents

CEC15 Votes For A Cap On Charter Schools, To The Dismay of Charter School Parents

Reyhan Mehran of Carroll Gardens holds her sign. By Megan McGibney/BklynerBORO PARK – Tuesday evening saw nearly 80 parents, charter
4 min read
Dec
12
Salsa Company Jalapa Jar Expands Across And Beyond Brooklyn

Salsa Company Jalapa Jar Expands Across And Beyond Brooklyn

Jalapa Jar via their InstagramNAVY YARD – Brooklyn is a place filled with bustling food start-ups. Some rise and fall in
5 min read
Nov
08
Giving Back: Neighbors Help Fight Hunger At Two Empty Bowls Events Next Week

Giving Back: Neighbors Help Fight Hunger At Two Empty Bowls Events Next Week

Bowls at Artshack. Photo by Megan McGibney/BklynerBED-STUY/BAY RIDGE –  When Harvest Henderson joined the nonprofit ceramics studio, Artshack [http:
6 min read
Feb
26
NRA To Hold A Fundraiser At Gargiulo’s in Coney Island

NRA To Hold A Fundraiser At Gargiulo’s in Coney Island

SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Friends of the NRA is planning to hold a fundraiser at Coney Island’s noted Gargiulo’
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