Education
Parents rallying outside P.S. 193. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A group of P.S. 193 parents — who say they’ve been getting the runaround from officials about a father’s controversial arrest [/arrest-p-s-193-spurs-calls-principals-removal/] — are not backing down from calls to have their principal removed because of the incident.
Arts & Culture
All three schools’ SING groups taking the stage awaiting the announcement of the winner. (Photo: DOE)The Third Annual Brooklyn SINGS! competition — a friendly musical contest between Madison, Midwood and Murrow high schools — raised $15,000 this year for Relay for Life [http://relay.acsevents.org/site/PageServer?pagename=relay]
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Education
https://youtu.be/PwaasiPArFg Less than a week after a father’s arrest scandalized P.S. 193 [/arrest-p-s-193-spurs-calls-principals-removal/], another educator threatened to call police on a parent — this time for videotaping a meeting with two city councilmen. More than 200 people, including children, packed the elementary school’s auditorium Tuesday
Central Brooklyn
Flatbush District #1 School Building in 1931. (Photo: Brooklyn Public Library)A landmarked Church Avenue school building — which was constructed when Flatbush was still an independent village — is no more. The Flatbush District #1 School Building, a designated New York City landmark [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/cpc/
Central Brooklyn
https://youtu.be/Q79SV0ebnu8 Long-simmering tensions at Midwood’s P.S. 193 boiled over Wednesday when the principal had a parent arrested for speaking up about his child not being allowed to use the bathroom. In a video posted to YouTube, parents can be heard saying “this is wrong” and
Education
https://youtu.be/Q79SV0ebnu8 Long-simmering tensions at Midwood’s P.S. 193 boiled over Wednesday when the principal had a parent arrested for speaking up about his child not being allowed to use the bathroom. In a video posted to YouTube, parents can be heard saying “this is wrong” and
Education
A classroom at the Warbasse Nursery School. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For more than 46 years the Warbasse Nursery School [http://www.warbassenurseryschool.com/] in Coney Island has provided early childhood education for children in southern Brooklyn. Now, the program is in danger of disappearing after the lease was
Education
Photo via NYCDOEIt’s that time of year again: pre-kindergarten enrollment season. The pre-K enrollment process [http://nyc.gov/prek] for the 2016-2017 school year runs from January 25 through March 4 and is open to all New York City families with children born in 2012. This includes children with
Arts & Culture
Courtesy PS 124 PTA [https://www.facebook.com/ps124pta/photos/a.639369299440690.1073741825.455615627816059/803639019680383/?type=3&theater] Thanks to a grant from the NYC Department of Education’s Arts for English Language Learners (ELL) and Students With Disabilities [http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/Partnerships/ArtsELLs+SWD_
Nonsponsored
Photo by Mary BakijaThe driver who was behind the wheel of a school bus that crashed and flipped on its side last Friday [/blog/crime/updated-fdny-reports-7-injured-after-school-bus-flips-in-crash-on-4th-avenue-video/] has been suspended, according to the NYC Department of Education [http://schools.nyc.gov/default.htm]. “The NYPD will provide a final report to
City Kid Corner
The city Department of Education’s proposed zone change for PS 8 and PS 307 in School District 13. (Image via NYCDOE)Community Education Council District 13 (CEC 13) voted 6-3 in favor of supporting the city Department of Education’s (DOE) plan to rezone school boundaries for PS 8
Bishop Loughlin High School
Frank Noll (Photo by Terry Noll)Frank Noll may be one of the most physically active and motivated neighbors we know. He has been a competitive runner, cyclist, duathlete, and triathlete for the past 40 years. The statistics are astounding: 400 races with 150 age group podium finishes, 19 marathons,