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Aug
17
Why Working Parents Can’t ‘Return To Normal’ – OPINION

Why Working Parents Can’t ‘Return To Normal’ – OPINION

Since last fall my youngest son has been ready to go to school just like his big brother. Even before
7 min read
Aug
14
Comedians On Call, Laughter On The Line – Lifting Spirits One Phone Call At A Time

Comedians On Call, Laughter On The Line – Lifting Spirits One Phone Call At A Time

Rosalyn Marhatta has been enduring the Coronavirus lockdown while cooped up in her Greensboro, N.C., home with her sister
5 min read
Aug
14
How One Child’s Artwork Brought Hope to a Devastated Brooklyn Business

How One Child’s Artwork Brought Hope to a Devastated Brooklyn Business

Bradberry in Boro Park, Aziza MirtalipovaBy Aziza Mirtalipova, employee at Breadberry When the ceiling came down in the Breadberry supermarket
3 min read
Aug
13
EXCLUSIVE: MS51’s Long Serving Principal Lenore DiLeo-Berner Retires

EXCLUSIVE: MS51’s Long Serving Principal Lenore DiLeo-Berner Retires

Lenore DiLeo-Berner, the principal of Park Slope’s MS 51 back in 2017. Photo by Kathy Park Price, with permission.
3 min read
Aug
13
23% Of Students Never Logged On For Summer School. Here’s What Went Wrong.

23% Of Students Never Logged On For Summer School. Here’s What Went Wrong.

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability with Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza in the Blue Room at City Hall
8 min read
Aug
12
Principals To DOE: We Cannot Safely Reopen Schools For In Person Learning On September 10

Principals To DOE: We Cannot Safely Reopen Schools For In Person Learning On September 10

Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashYesterday principals of 34 public schools in District 15, which covers Park Slope, Gowanus, Red
3 min read
Aug
07
Precious Dreams Foundation Brings Comfort To Brooklyn’s Homeless Youth

Precious Dreams Foundation Brings Comfort To Brooklyn’s Homeless Youth

Precious Dreams Foundation founder Nicole Russell visiting with kids pre-pandemic. Courtesy of Precious Dreams Foundation.COVID-19 has been rough for
3 min read
Aug
07
Yeshiva Education – The Best of Both (OPINION)

Yeshiva Education – The Best of Both (OPINION)

Pincus OrlanderMy great-great-uncle, Rabbi Levi Yitchok Gruenwald, fled Vienna after the Anschluss in 1938 and came to New York City
2 min read
Aug
07
Instead of Leading, De Blasio & Carranza Are Telling Parents To Make Selfish Choices

Instead of Leading, De Blasio & Carranza Are Telling Parents To Make Selfish Choices

Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashI spent the hours from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. yesterday,
2 min read
Aug
04
8 Things To Know About NYC School Reopening Plans Before Friday’s Deadline For Remote-Only Learning

8 Things To Know About NYC School Reopening Plans Before Friday’s Deadline For Remote-Only Learning

Photo by Ben Mullins [https://unsplash.com/@benmullins?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
6 min read