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Apr
20

How To Get A (Paid!) Summer High School Internship At The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office

Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thomson/FacebookThe Brooklyn District Attorney’s office is hosting a competitive summer internship program for high school
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Apr
20
Public Schools In Districts 13 & 14 Are Eligible For $25K In Neighborhood School Grants

Public Schools In Districts 13 & 14 Are Eligible For $25K In Neighborhood School Grants

Image via Robert Couse Baker [https://www.flickr.com/photos/29233640@N07/7846338906].Applications are now open [https://wff-neighborhood-school-grants.submittable.
2 min read
Apr
20
Construction Project Threatens To Pollute The Learning Environment At John Jay

Construction Project Threatens To Pollute The Learning Environment At John Jay

(courtesy Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons) [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Jay_Educational_Campus.jpg] Students feel
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Apr
19
Music News: Grammy Winner Arturo O’Farrill At PS 217 Tuesday & DeCoster Release Party Wednesday Night

Music News: Grammy Winner Arturo O’Farrill At PS 217 Tuesday & DeCoster Release Party Wednesday Night

Arturo O’Farrill. (Photo: Arturo O’Farrill)Are you out and about this afternoon? Will you be voting at PS
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Apr
18
School Tech And Senior Center Upgrades Win $1M In Participatory Budgeting Funds

School Tech And Senior Center Upgrades Win $1M In Participatory Budgeting Funds

Photo via Councilmember Laurie Cumbo’s office.Schools and seniors were the biggest priorities for neighborhood voters in Councilmember Laurie
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Apr
14
John Dewey’s Ousted ‘Easy Pass’ Principal Reinstated

John Dewey’s Ousted ‘Easy Pass’ Principal Reinstated

John Dewey High School. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Kathleen Elvin, the principal [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/07/john-dewey-high-school-principal-fired-after-report-reveals-grade-fixing-scandal/#.Vw-klxMrJE5] who
1 min read
Apr
14
John Dewey’s Ousted ‘Easy Pass’ Principal Reinstated

John Dewey’s Ousted ‘Easy Pass’ Principal Reinstated

John Dewey High School. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Kathleen Elvin, the principal [/john-dewey-high-school-principal-fired-after-report-reveals-grade-fixing-scandal/#.Vw-klxMrJE5] who was fired over the grade-fixing scandal
1 min read
Apr
14
PS 101 To Get New Building, Doubling School’s Size

PS 101 To Get New Building, Doubling School’s Size

PS 101 The Verrazano School (Photo: NYC Schools)Students at an overcrowded Gravesend elementary school are about to get more
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Apr
13
PS 130 Parents Headline Friday Night Musical Extravaganza

PS 130 Parents Headline Friday Night Musical Extravaganza

Photo: Scott Teplin / teplin.com.The path from Lascivious Biddy to PTA Mom is not immediately apparent, but Deidre Rodman
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Apr
13
From Basement To Full-Fledged Studio: Park Slope Performing Arts Is A Family Affair

From Basement To Full-Fledged Studio: Park Slope Performing Arts Is A Family Affair

Courtesy of Park Slope Performing ArtsSlowly but surely, a theater training program for kids and teens has built on its
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