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Seth Low & Success Academy Principals Say Co-Location Has Improved Both Schools

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanDespite the hoopla several years ago [/charter-school-mess-grows/#.V3VTGpMrLos] over the city’s decision to create an elementary-level charter school in the same building as a Bensonhurst middle school, the union seems to working out better than expected. Two years after the controversial co-

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Business Insider Reporter ‘Pleasantly Surprised’ By Visit To Success Academy

Photo courtesy of Success Academy Bensonhurst [https://www.facebook.com/SABensonhurst/photos/a.808354049215458.1073741828.785002684883928/1133043643413162/?type=3&theater] /FacebookThere was a unexpectedly positive profile [http://www.businessinsider.in/I-toured-a-NYC-school-thats-part-of-a-contentious-network-loved-by-Wall-Street-and-I-was-surprised-

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FIAO Kicks Off 16th Year Of Free Ballroom Dancing At Seth Low I.S. 96

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Source: ListverseThe Federation of Italian American Organizations of Brooklyn (FIAO) is sponsoring free ballroom dance instruction classes for teens and seniors for its 16th year in a row. Led by indefatigable dance instructor Carmine Santa Maria, classes are held Wednesday nights beginning October 1 and

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CEC 21 Asks: Don’t Our Public School Kids Count In Charter Debate?

The following is a press release from the offices of the Community Education Council of District 21 [https://sites.google.com/site/cecdistrict21/]: Last Thursday’s announcement regarding the continuance of charter co-locations at I.S. 96, Seth Low, and I.S. 281, Joseph B. Cavallaro, is a major

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Community Braces For Decision On Charter School Co-Location At Seth Low Intermediate School

Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe Seth Low Intermediate School (99 Avenue P) community is bracing itself for tonight’s vote by administrators, determining whether the school will soon co-house a charter school despite vocal opposition from parents and public school officials [/charter-school-mess-grows/]. The State University of New York’

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Your Photos: Damage To Caesar’s Bay Bazaar, Seth Low And More

Although most of us can consider ourselves in Bensonhurst and the surroundings areas lucky not have been pummeled by Sandy as our friends in Sheepshead Bay were, we still saw our share of damage. In fact, many Dyker Heights residents were without power last night. Here are some photos of

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14th Year Of Free Ballroom Dance Classes At Seth Low IS 96 Kicks Off

Spurce: OSU Special Collections & Archives via Wikimedia CommonsIt’s time to dance at the Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) Beacon Community Center again. The free program, which is in its 14th year, is held in the auditorium of Seth Low IS 96 at 99 Avenue P on Wednesday