Kids & Family

Jul
13
Students at Brooklyn Middle School Given Insensitive Problem

Students at Brooklyn Middle School Given Insensitive Problem

On Thursday, July 9th, summer school rising 7th grade students at Achievement First (AF) Endeavor school in Brooklyn were given
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Jul
13
New Bill Seeks to Repeal State Law Governing Admissions to NYC’s Specialized High Schools

New Bill Seeks to Repeal State Law Governing Admissions to NYC’s Specialized High Schools

Brooklyn Tech, Photo by BKLYNERBy Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/7/9/
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Jul
13
Mothers Will Bear The Brunt of The Proposed School Schedule in NYC – OPINION

Mothers Will Bear The Brunt of The Proposed School Schedule in NYC – OPINION

Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashOn July 6th, New York City entered phase 3 of its reopening plan. Restaurants are
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Jul
13
Brooklyn Woman’s Death During Childbirth Spurs Renewed Outcry Over Treatment Disparities

Brooklyn Woman’s Death During Childbirth Spurs Renewed Outcry Over Treatment Disparities

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY.  This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/health/2020/7/9/21319623/
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Jul
10
Brooklyn Elected Officials Need to Stand up for Secular Education in Ultra-Orthodox Yeshivas (OPINION)

Brooklyn Elected Officials Need to Stand up for Secular Education in Ultra-Orthodox Yeshivas (OPINION)

Naftuli Moster.By Naftuli Moster Imagine being in a college-level biology class and hearing the word “molecule” for the very
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Jul
09
Uncertainty And Lack Of Leadership Takes School Reopening From Hopeful to Terrifying. OPINION

Uncertainty And Lack Of Leadership Takes School Reopening From Hopeful to Terrifying. OPINION

Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashBy Justin Krebs A 9-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio. Small groups of kids working together consistently. Loads
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Jul
08
NYC preschools can reopen. Expect teachers in masks and fewer teddy bears.

NYC preschools can reopen. Expect teachers in masks and fewer teddy bears.

Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashBy Christina Veiga, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/7/
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Jul
07
“All Black lives matter” – A Black Trans Woman Navigates the Black Lives Matter-COVID Era

“All Black lives matter” – A Black Trans Woman Navigates the Black Lives Matter-COVID Era

Nina. Photo courtesy of Nina.Three years ago, after a car accident left her contemplating the possibility that she might
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Jun
18
Father’s Day

Father’s Day

Becca at her father’s gravesite. Family photo.Hallmark enforces the calendar’s arbitrary days of celebration. For many adoring
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Jun
17
A Black teacher questioned Eva Moskowitz’s response to George Floyd’s death. Now, Success Academy is facing bigger questions about race.

A Black teacher questioned Eva Moskowitz’s response to George Floyd’s death. Now, Success Academy is facing bigger questions about race.

Success Academy students at the “Slam the Exam” pep rally held at the Barclays Center in 2018 (Photo: Pamela Wong/
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