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Local Schools To Perform Lunchtime Concerts Near Borough Hall

(Photo by Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s Office)Students from Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island and other Brooklyn neighborhoods have been tapped to perform as part of the summertime lineup of the 2015 School Lunchtime Concert Series. The concert series kicked off Wednesday in Downtown Brooklyn’s Willoughby Plaza and continue

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How To Apply To Brooklyn’s Six New Middle School Programs

Not satisfied with middle school options in the neighborhood? No worries, the Department of Education plans to to open six new middle school programs in Brooklyn for the 2015-2016 school year – including several exciting dual language programs. The School for International Studies is getting a French language program, Isaac Bildersee

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Bomb Scare Spurred Tuesday’s Evacuation Of P.S. 255, Cunningham J.H.S.

P.S. 255 (Source: Google Maps)A report of a suspicious device or package on the third floor of P.S. 255 ( 1866 East 17th Street)spurred police and school administrators to take extra precautions yesterday, evacuating their building and that of Cunningham Junior High School next door. The evacuation

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Boody Girl Scout Troop Delivers Food To Coney Island’s Needy

The little ladies at David A. Boody Junior High School (I.S. 228 at 228 Avenue S) Girl Scout Troop 2717 sought to bring full stomachs and broad smiles to the faces of families in need this Thanksgiving. So, with the help of the PTA, they organized a food drive,

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Community Speaks Against Co-Location At Cavallaro Junior High

Source: schools.nyc.govThe planned protest of a co-location proposal at I.S. 281 Joseph B. Cavallaro Junior High School (8787 24th Avenue) drew hundreds of concerned parents, students and educators to the Monday evening hearing. The proposal is one of many last-minute attempts by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to shove

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Former I.S. 228 David Boody Teachers Protest School Principal, Claiming Abuse

IS 228 David Boody Junior High School (Source: Google Maps)Approximately a dozen former employees of I.S. 228 – David Boody Junior High School (228 Avenue S) – gathered in front of the building today to protest the Department of Education for allegedly firing qualified teachers. New12 reports [http://brooklyn.news12.

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Three-Part High School Workshop For Middle Schoolers And Their Families

Source: Addletters.comThe NYC Department of Education is hosting a three-part workshop series designed to assist middle school students and their families learn about high school options and the admissions process [http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/High/default.htm]. Students entering the eighth grade in September 2011 are encouraged to

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BREAKING: Fire Spurs Marine Park J.H.S. Evacuation

UPDATE (10:54 a.m.): Here’s a bit from the FDNY: > IS 278, 1925 Stuart Street, Brooklyn. Today 4/5/11. The fire was reported to be on the roof. The school was evacuated. Dispatch time was 7:39 a.m.; the first unit on the scene was 7:

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City Wants Input On Adding Seats At Local Schools

The city is considering bulking up area schools with more than 1,000 new seats in District 22 (Sheepshead Bay, Flatbush, Midwood), and more than 5,000 citywide. According to the Brooklyn Eagle, the Department of Education has proposed an amendment to the city’s 2010 – 2014 Capital Plan that