Education
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The Brooklyn Navy Yard [https://brooklynnavyyard.org/] held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning to celebrate the opening of the Brooklyn STEAM Center [https://www.brooklynsteamcenter.org/], a new 30,000-square-foot facility offering technical training to students from eight local public high schools. The Brooklyn STEAM Center, Brooklyn
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Families with children born in 2014 have until March 30 to apply for free, full-day Pre-K. All NYC kids who apply by the deadline will be guaranteed an offer in mid-May, according to NYC Department of Education (DOE) [http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/PreK/default.htm?utm_source=bronto&
Education
Photo via zhenry49 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIs16nrjZTf/?tagged=schoolbuses&hl=en]Roughly 900 city school bus drivers and attendants voted to authorize a strike Wednesday night after rejecting a proposed contract from management, as first reported by DNAInfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161027/red-hook/school-bus-strike-nyc] and
Education
Photo via zhenry49 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIs16nrjZTf/?tagged=schoolbuses&hl=en]Roughly 900 city school bus drivers and attendants voted to authorize a strike Wednesday night after rejecting a proposed contract from management, as first reported by DNAInfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161027/red-hook/school-bus-strike-nyc] and
Central Brooklyn
Parent Vinny Nemorin slipped and hit his head during his arrest at P.S. 193 on February 24. (Photo: PS 193 Parents’ Association [https://www.facebook.com/PS193PA/photos/pcb.1206219662739287/1206216226072964/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Following an uproar at P.S. 193 [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/03/
Carmen Fariña
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: Stephen Nessen / FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: With possibly the worst storm of the season, packed with heavy snow, sleet and rain racing up the East Coast, flights were grounded and government offices to the south of the city closed, but late
information session
If your family is interested in the city’s Gifted & Talented Program [http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/GiftedandTalented/default.htm] for children in grades K through 3, an information session is scheduled for Wednesday, October 23, from 6pm to 8pm, at the Park Slope Education Complex/MS 88 [http:
education policy
Sheepshead Bay High School students protesting the city’s closure attempts in the last school year. (Photo: Robert Fernandez)We reported in November that the New York Department of Education was once again looking to close Sheepshead Bay High School, including it on an “early engagement” list. This week, the
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Photo by Erica ShermanWe wanted to pass on the following email we received from the NYC Department of Education’s High School Enrollment Team: > October is a busy time for high school admissions! > Important Deadlines > Grade 8 or first-time grade 9 students who are residents of New