Bensonhurst
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanDespite the hoopla several years ago [/charter-school-mess-grows/#.V3VTGpMrLos] over the city’s decision to create an elementary-level charter school in the same building as a Bensonhurst middle school, the union seems to working out better than expected. Two years after the controversial co-location of the Eva Moskowitz-run
Arts & Culture
Photo by Megan McGibneyThe final Community Education Council 20 (CEC 20) meeting of the 2015-2016 school year was held Wednesday evening at P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School for the Arts [http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/20/K264/default.htm] (371 89th Street). It was a meeting marked with
Bensonhurst
Angel Guardian Home, built in 1899. Courtesy of Angel Guardian Home’s Facebook. [https://www.facebook.com/AngelGuardianHomeBrooklyn/timeline]Tenants of the Angel Guardian Home [https://www.facebook.com/AngelGuardianHomeBrooklyn/timeline], at 6301 12th Avenue in Dyker Heights, have been given a deadline to move out — indicating that the nuns
CEC 20
By Megan McGibney Members of Community Education Council [CEC] 20 [http://www.cec20.org/] gathered in Bay Ridge for their annual meeting Wednesday to elect new members, discuss the yearly budget, and address the 2015-2016 academic calendar. Here are some highlights from Wednesday’s meeting: * The meeting commenced with the
CEC 20
The seven new schools [/plan-add-seven-district-schools-2020-hindered-building-shortage/] coming to District 20 won’t do nearly enough to ease overcrowding, according to testimony from the city’s Independent Budget Office (IBO) at City Council Tuesday. In a statement to the council’s education committee, IBO’s Sarita Subramanian said that while District 20
7301 15th Avenue
Source: Google MapsSevere overcrowding at Bensonhurst schools has prompted the Department of Education (DOE) to lease a new building [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2014/9/11/new-elementary-school-open-bensonhurst] on 15th Avenue for the coming school year. A new school, called P.S. 768, will be located at 7301 15th Avenue
99 ave p
Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe Seth Low Intermediate School (99 Avenue P) community is bracing itself for tonight’s vote by administrators, determining whether the school will soon co-house a charter school despite vocal opposition from parents and public school officials [/charter-school-mess-grows/]. The State University of New York’s Panel of Education