public schools
If you live in District 15 and your child is still on a wait-list for pre-K for this fall, you might be in luck! The New York City Department of Education is adding seven new pre-K classes at the former Bishop Ford High School space, to be run by Principal
gifted and talented
So you want to give your child the best education possible, but it’s difficult keeping your options in line. While we can’t take all the worry out of applications, embarrassing cafeteria moments, and getting your teens up on time, our new Schools Directory [/local-resources/schools] can help you
MS 51
Today Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio named veteran educator Carmen Fariña to be his schools chancellor [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/12/30/mayor-elect-de-blasio-announcement/], and he chose to make the announcement right here in Park Slope at MS 51 [http://www.ms51.org/], which his kids had attended. Fariña also has
Bensonhurst
PS 212 (Source: nyc.schools.gov)A teacher at P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody Elementary School in Bath Beach (87 Bay 49th Street) is looking for help from the community to raise funds for a project that will help break barriers and make learning fun for dozens of school
annabelle martinez
4th Avenue’s PS 124 [http://ps124brooklyn.com] (located between 13th and 14th Street) recently received a shining new review from Insideschools [http://www.insideschools.org/index.php], a blog designed to help parents navigate their way through New York’s public school system. > PS 124 is a low-profile
activities
Public schools are on Spring Break from Monday, March 25 to Tuesday, April 2. School resumes Wednesday, April 3. The question is: How do you keep kids entertained for the week-and-a-half break if they aren’t in camp? Never fear, we’ve got ideas. Prospect Park—Our go-to solution for
public schools
Tuesday night marked the third forum for the public to offer input to the Community Education Council (CEC) on the proposed public school rezoning plan [/blog/tag/rezoning]. This time, the public was reacting to the new CEC plan, which proposes to keep PS 39’s boundaries as they were
ARIS Parent Link
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Texting_at_Brooklyn_Bridge.jpg] Now that all of the local cherubs have returned to the hallowed halls of learning, how’s a busy mom and/or dad supposed to reliably keep tabs on the ever-changing world of NYC public
Leaving Ikea
A crossroads for New Yorkers in various stages of transition (moving in! moving out! moving up!), IKEA may be the most poetic superstore in Brooklyn. This month, Brooklyn-based theater collective the Artful Conspirators puts the passion of the Swedish giant onstage with Leaving Ikea [http://artfulconspirators.wordpress.com/current/leaving-ikea/
public schools
Below is a press release from the organizers of a rally that will take place this afternoon. Please consider attending and showing support for your local public schools. Hundreds of students, parents and teachers will march through South Brooklyn November 30, protesting ongoing budget cuts under the banner, “Some Cuts