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Jul
03
Inner City Youth Learn Art & Design Skills at Pratt

Inner City Youth Learn Art & Design Skills at Pratt

CLINTON HILL – Young teens were making color wheels, hand decorating them with brushes and dabs of paint splattered on sheets
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Jun
28
School Year Ends In NYC With Demands For Integration, Calls For Carranza’s Ouster, And Lingering Questions Over Pay Parity For Pre-K Teachers

School Year Ends In NYC With Demands For Integration, Calls For Carranza’s Ouster, And Lingering Questions Over Pay Parity For Pre-K Teachers

By Zipporah Osei and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat The school year ended in New York City for most students and their
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Jun
24
Sweeping Attendance Zone Changes Proposed For Elementary Schools In Brooklyn’s District 15

Sweeping Attendance Zone Changes Proposed For Elementary Schools In Brooklyn’s District 15

Ps 32 Samuels Mills Sprole, 317 Hoyt Street via Google MapsBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat In a bid to relieve overcrowding
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Jun
21
With Schools Closing, Is Catholic Education Disappearing in Brooklyn?

With Schools Closing, Is Catholic Education Disappearing in Brooklyn?

Bishop Kearney High will close after August. (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)This week marked the last day of school for
5 min read
Jun
21
De Blasio Overhauls School Discipline Policies, With Focus on Emotional Wellness And Restorative Justice

De Blasio Overhauls School Discipline Policies, With Focus on Emotional Wellness And Restorative Justice

By Sam Raskin/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS—Mayor Bill de Blasio came to a Crown Heights public school Thursday to pitch his
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Jun
20
Man picking up child from Coney Island school, slashed by boyfriend of mother

Man picking up child from Coney Island school, slashed by boyfriend of mother

Police vehicles sit in front of PS 188 on Neptune Avenue after the attack. By Todd Maisel/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – A
3 min read
Jun
18
Too ‘Divisive’ or Just Honest? Local Pols Split on Carranza

Too ‘Divisive’ or Just Honest? Local Pols Split on Carranza

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza talks about Meatless Monday change in menu. Todd Maisel/BklynerAfter a letter signed by three Brooklyn
3 min read
Jun
12
Middle-School For Dummies: A How-To Guide

Middle-School For Dummies: A How-To Guide

M.S. 890 on Coney Island Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Siena Taylor, Student at M.S. 890 The transition between
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Jun
11
Crown Heights Middle Schoolers Get Visit from NFL Star

Crown Heights Middle Schoolers Get Visit from NFL Star

Malcolm Jenkins playing football in a middle school gym (Image by Sam Raskin/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS—Students at a middle
4 min read
Jun
10
More Diversity Efforts Announced For Brooklyn School Districts

More Diversity Efforts Announced For Brooklyn School Districts

NYC Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced earlier today that Districts 13 (Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene,
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