Education At This High School, It’s All About Making A Plan Photo credit: Avi GlicksteinWhen it comes to the conversation over public education in this country, there’s probably no more contentious issue than charter schools. But Nissi Jonathan believes we’re not even having the conversation we should be having. “I don’t think we as a community, just across
Engineering Kingsborough Launches STEM Summer Boot Camp In New $200k Facility Photo courtesy of Kingsborough Community CollegeKingsborough Community College (KCC) unveiled on Thursday its brand new $200,000 STEM lab, where a select group of incoming freshman will participate in an immersive summer boot camp meant to stimulate interest in math- and science-related careers. “Educational research shows that hands-on, contextual learning
Math Mathnasium Learning Center Coming To 5th Avenue Mathnasium, a learning center founded in 2002 to tutor kids in math, is opening up a Park Slope location just in time for the new school year. They’re moving into the storefront at 361 5th Avenue, between 5th and 6th Streets, in a space that was most recently home
Clothing Bensonhurst Artist Ignites Nerd Rage After Trademarking Pi Symbol Paul Ingrisano (Source: Facebook)Hell hath no fury like a math nerd scorned. That is the lesson being learned by Bensonhurst resident Paul Ingrisano, an artist and entrepreneur who trademarked the 3,000-year-old mathematical symbol π. – pi, followed by a period – as the logo for his apparel brand. Ingrisano, 26,
