Education
BROWNSVILLE — Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday for the second time on the radio dismissed a high school student from Brooklyn who called out his inaction on desegregating New York City’s public schools, telling her she didn’t understand his position. Tiffani Torres, on the mayor’s weekly WNYC
Central Brooklyn
Middle school students march and chant during walkout (Image via Sam Raskin/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS— Students and teachers walked out of a central Brooklyn middle school school Friday, in a call to action against gun violence. Friday marked the third year that more than 200 middle schoolers at Launch Expeditionary
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Asmit and Sonam.By M.S. 890 Chess Team KENSINGTON/DITMAS PARK – On Saturday, May 18, the M.S. 890 Chess Team competed at the last Chess in the Schools tournament of the school year. It’s been a year of team-building, and confidence building too. 5 players – Sonam, Nelson,
Education
2839 Bedford Ave. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)By Reema Amin and Sam Park, Chalkbeat When considering where some of New York City’s brightest middle schoolers may end up, it’s easy to immediately think of the coveted specialized high schools, and the exam used exclusively for admissions there. But
Carroll Gardens
P.S. 29 in Cobble HillBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat PARK SLOPE – On the heels of sweeping admissions changes [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/20/brooklyn-middle-schools-eliminate-screening-as-new-york-city-expands-integration-efforts/] aimed at integrating middle schools, District 15 in Brooklyn could soon redraw [https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/951dd9a1-96ac-438b-8642-d89cc6651997/downloads/5.20.19_
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A group of fifth graders hold a sign they made. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) DITMAS PARK – P.S. 139’s playground is in dire need of repairs and students, parents, and administrators are calling on State Senator Kevin Parker to help. About 60 parents gathered at the P.S. 139
Education
By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat [http://www.chalkbeat.com/posts/ny/2019/05/20/unacceptable-nyc-council-presses-carranza-on-budget-priorities-in-hearing/?utm_source=republish&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=republish] Chancellor Richard Carranza got another round of tough questions Monday about the education lines in the mayor’s budget proposal for next year, and most
Bed Stuy
BEDFORD STUYVESANT — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul came to Bedford Stuyvesant Monday to highlight a $175 million initiative that will boost funding to the workforce development programs across New York state. Hochul joined Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr. at Per Scholas. Kadia Goba/Bklyner The initiative aims to help improve the pipeline
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
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With less than two months away from summer, you may have started thinking about your kids’ summer plans. Ideally, you want them to reduce their screen time, spend time outdoors, and have fun with friends! Courtesy of Marks JCHGuess what? Summer camp does all of that and more! Entering their
Bensonhurst
Bishop Kearney High will close after August. (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner) BENSONHURST – Bishop Kearney High School, an all girls Catholic school on Bay Parkway in Mapleton will close its doors on August 31, leaving many young women wondering where to continue their education. Many of the hundreds of Kearney students
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