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Jan
19
Parents Helping Parents – Get Organized To Support Your Child With An IEP

Parents Helping Parents – Get Organized To Support Your Child With An IEP

From left – Rina Horne, principal of PS 212; Randi Garay; Mallory Figueroa; Councilman Mark Treyger; Georgette Pezzolanti, Family Leadership Coordinator
4 min read
Jan
10
School Bus Flips In Dyker Heights With Five Kids On Board

School Bus Flips In Dyker Heights With Five Kids On Board

DYKER HEIGHTS – It was a dramatic scene, and thankfully no one was severely hurt after a school bus slammed into
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Dec
26
There’s A New Initiative To Combat Cyberbullying in Brooklyn: A Filmmaking App

There’s A New Initiative To Combat Cyberbullying in Brooklyn: A Filmmaking App

“Much of the silly violence that I see committed by high school or gang members starts by online taunting,” Brooklyn
2 min read
Dec
22
PS 67: A Brooklyn School On The Rise – OPINION

PS 67: A Brooklyn School On The Rise – OPINION

PS 67 on the right serves students mostly from Ingersoll and Walt Whitman Houses.By Kyesha Jackson, Principal of PS
3 min read
Dec
19
Upcoming Town Halls Provide Opportunity for Civic Engagement

Upcoming Town Halls Provide Opportunity for Civic Engagement

Two town hall meetings this week offer Brooklynites a space to engage with elected officials before the year’s end.
1 min read
Dec
13
Renewal Schools Need Fixing – Opinion

Renewal Schools Need Fixing – Opinion

Via Google Steet View.By Tiffany Halsey, Dyasia Perez and Keyanna Rice Recently, news came out that the Department of
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Dec
11
Treyger’s Bills Against Bullying and To Report PTA Fundraising Will Bring More Transparency At Local Schools

Treyger’s Bills Against Bullying and To Report PTA Fundraising Will Bring More Transparency At Local Schools

Councilmember Mark Treyger (D, 47th) has been busy making our schools better and more equal for the kids. Today, the
1 min read
Dec
11
Helping Men To Be Fathers

Helping Men To Be Fathers

Dr. Diane Davis, clinical director of the Fatherhood Program, and Alan Dorvil, case manager for the program, at the Brooklyn
4 min read
Dec
06
Women on Harleys: Motorcycle Safety School is Empowering Women Through Bikes

Women on Harleys: Motorcycle Safety School is Empowering Women Through Bikes

On a cold Saturday morning in East Brooklyn, Faisal Mustafa, 34, an instructor at the Motorcycle Safety School (MSS), is
3 min read
Dec
01

Non-Profit Announces Paid Masonry Restoration Internship at Green-Wood Cemetery

Headstones at Greenwood CemeterySUNSET PARK – Job training non-profit Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow [http://obtjobs.org/home/] (OBT) is taking
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