Education

Jul
16
Brooklyn Diocese Closes Two Catholic Academies, Leaves Parents Outraged And Suspicious

Brooklyn Diocese Closes Two Catholic Academies, Leaves Parents Outraged And Suspicious

PARK SLOPE – On Tuesday morning at the corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street, dozens of families stood outside the
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Jul
16
Fourth Graders Write Essays To Raise Awareness Of 2020 Census

Fourth Graders Write Essays To Raise Awareness Of 2020 Census

A student from P.S.257 made this poster to encourage people to fill out the census. (Photo via HITN)
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Jul
16
NYC vows to provide child care for 100K families to ease burden of part-time school schedules

NYC vows to provide child care for 100K families to ease burden of part-time school schedules

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Thursday, July 16, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
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Jul
14
How Mindfulness Helps Students in Brooklyn School Cope With Pandemic And Social Justice Issues

How Mindfulness Helps Students in Brooklyn School Cope With Pandemic And Social Justice Issues

Unite NY Rally on Juneteenth 2020. Adrian Childress/BklynerStudents may be drawn first to the calming impacts of mindfulness, but
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Jul
14
NYC Schools Can Open If Local Infection Rate Stays Below 5%

NYC Schools Can Open If Local Infection Rate Stays Below 5%

Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers coronavirus briefing. Governor’s Press office.By Reema Amin and Alex Zimmerman, originally published in Chalkbeat
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Jul
13
Students at Brooklyn Middle School Given Insensitive Problem

Students at Brooklyn Middle School Given Insensitive Problem

On Thursday, July 9th, summer school rising 7th grade students at Achievement First (AF) Endeavor school in Brooklyn were given
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Jul
13
New Bill Seeks to Repeal State Law Governing Admissions to NYC’s Specialized High Schools

New Bill Seeks to Repeal State Law Governing Admissions to NYC’s Specialized High Schools

Brooklyn Tech, Photo by BKLYNERBy Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/7/9/
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Jul
13
Mothers Will Bear The Brunt of The Proposed School Schedule in NYC – OPINION

Mothers Will Bear The Brunt of The Proposed School Schedule in NYC – OPINION

Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashOn July 6th, New York City entered phase 3 of its reopening plan. Restaurants are
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Jul
10
Brooklyn Elected Officials Need to Stand up for Secular Education in Ultra-Orthodox Yeshivas (OPINION)

Brooklyn Elected Officials Need to Stand up for Secular Education in Ultra-Orthodox Yeshivas (OPINION)

Naftuli Moster.By Naftuli Moster Imagine being in a college-level biology class and hearing the word “molecule” for the very
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Jul
09
Uncertainty And Lack Of Leadership Takes School Reopening From Hopeful to Terrifying. OPINION

Uncertainty And Lack Of Leadership Takes School Reopening From Hopeful to Terrifying. OPINION

Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashBy Justin Krebs A 9-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio. Small groups of kids working together consistently. Loads
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