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Pre-k for all banner hanging to the side. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat NY With a potential strike looming, the first estimate for what it would cost to boost salaries for pre-K teachers who work in community centers has been put on the table: $438 million. That’s what
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BOERUM HILL – Reading can introduce children to new worlds, educating and entertaining them as they develop a skill that will be crucial throughout their lives. If their reading skills lag behind those of their classmates in school, it can often be difficult for them to catch up. READ 718, 420
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MIDWOOD – Last Friday by all accounts was a regular Friday at Cunningham middle school, home to about 2,000 students on any given school day. Mrs. Maria Ivaliotis at the bridal shower for her daughter’s upcoming wedding. Family photo.Mrs. Maria Ivaliotis, 67, was working in the cafeteria during
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A kindergarten class at New American Academy Charter School in Canarsie, PHOTO: Reema Amin/ChalkbeatBy Sara Mosle and Sam Park, Chalkbeat NY The kindergarten waiting game is finally over — for most families, at least. New York City’s education department released placement offers for kindergarten for tens of thousands of
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EAST FLATBUSH — Two Brooklyn councilmembers voted against Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plan in 2016 saying the measure “largely ignores [the] most vulnerable communities.” One of those lawmakers is now the city’s public advocate and he still feels the city needs to “fix it.” Jumaane Williams. (Photo: Zainab
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Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza talks about Meatless Monday change in menu. Todd Maisel/BklynerBy Christina Veiga, Alex Zimmerman and Reema Amin (Chalkbeat NY) A week after new enrollment data [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/03/18/as-admissions-controversy-roils-data-shows-new-york-citys-specialized-high-schools-continue-to-accept-few-black-and-hispanic-students/] laid bare the stark segregation that continues at the city’s specialized
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Amare Wells, ateen, acts out a scene during a rehearsal of the Theater of the Oppressed youth troupe at the Red Hook Community Justice Center on March 19, 2019.RED HOOK – From the number of people streaming into the Red Hook Community Justice Center last Tuesday afternoon, no one would
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Jean Jacques. (Photo via Mansfield)BENSONHURST/GRAVESEND – Stephanie Mansfield has three kids; a six-year-old, a four-year-old, and a three-year-old. Last week, her youngest was hit by a car. Three-year-old Jean Jacques was crossing the street with his class. There were about 23 children accompanied by two or three adults, Mansfield
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A different car making the same turn that caused a toddler and a woman to get struck by a car. Photo was taken looking north from the school complex towards Seth Low Playground. Liena Zagare/BklynerBENSONHURST – A three-year-old child and a 42-year-old woman were crossing the street when a car
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Students silently protest during Wednesday’s City Council hearing. By Alex Zimmerman/ChalkbeatBy Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat NY During a whirlwind budget hearing, Chancellor Richard Carranza said he is considering a wide range of budget cuts, defended staffing schools with more safety officers than counselors, and said a long-awaited agreement with
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Brooklyn Tech, Photo by BKLYNERAs admissions controversy roils, data shows New York City’s specialized high schools continue to accept few black and Hispanic students. By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat NY As New York City is engulfed in a debate over efforts to better integrate the city’s specialized high schools,
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A CEC15 meeting in January 2019.If you are a public school parent, you have probably heard about New York’s upcoming Community and Citywide Education Council elections. [https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/091-19/mayor-de-blasio-chancellor-carranza-kick-off-2019-community-citywide-education-council#/0] This is where parents of public school students get to run for a