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A Brownsville School Brings Conversation Of Race Inside The Classroom, Empowering Students

Jamel Floyd protest. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)BROWNSVILLE – To bring the conversation of race inside the classroom and to give a platform for the community to voice their feelings and be heard, students, mental health counselors, and the administration at Brooklyn Collegiate Preparatory High School created a social justice task

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Young Runners In Sheepshead Steal The Show At Brooklyn Half Marathon

NYRR Young Runners taking off at the Youth Boardwalk Run, Saturday, May 20 (Photo via NYRR)For Young Runners at I.S. 234, there was a lot of buildup to the Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon last Saturday, as dozens of student athletes ran a mile-long loop on the Coney Island

Announcements

A New App to Help Stop the Homework Battles at Home (Sponsored)

REWARDING EDUCATION Parents, what if you could stop the battles over homework? Chores? Practicing for that recital? A newly launched mobile app (for iOS users only currently), Gradestar, is here to help you do just that. It is a free app that rewards academic and extracurricular achievement, and gives parents

Announcements

A New App to Help Stop the Homework Battles at Home (Sponsored)

REWARDING EDUCATION Parents, what if you could stop the battles over homework? Chores? Practicing for that recital? A newly launched mobile app (for iOS users only currently), Gradestar, is here to help you do just that. It is a free app that rewards academic and extracurricular achievement, and gives parents

Announcements

New App Helps Stop Homework Battles At Home (Sponsored)

REWARDING EDUCATION Parents, what if you could stop the battles over homework? Chores? Practicing for that recital? A newly launched mobile app (for iOS users only currently), Gradestar, is here to help you do just that. It is a free app that rewards academic and extracurricular achievement, and gives parents

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Take A Tour And Learn More About PS 217 During Upcoming Open House Events

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerPS 217 Colonel David Marcus School [http://ps217brooklyn.org/], 1100 Newkirk Avenue, is opening it’s doors on Tuesday, November 24 and Tuesday December 15 from 8:30-10:30am. These open houses are great for parents of incoming children. You can visit the beautiful historic building,

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Students At PS53K Build A Bench For The Butterfly Garden On 7th Avenue

Kids from PS53K with the bench they built for the Butterfly GardenStudents at P.S. 53K unveiled their new bench for the Butterfly Garden on 7th Avenue and 18th Street on Friday. The students are part of the woodworking enrichment cluster, which meets on Fridays, and includes students from four

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DOE Ditches ARIS, Launches Easy-To-Use Program To Access School Records Online

Goodbye ARIS, hello NYC Schools. Thanks to a new mobile-friendly service, announced by Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today, parents will soon be able to access their kids’ academic records with the click of a button. The program, which parents can sign up for starting June 8, will give families the

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The Bard

It’s moments like these we wish we were still in school! Bklyntheaterteacher [http://instagram.com/p/zDeSWor6iB/?modal=true] posted this photo of an instructor from BAM’s Young Shakespeare [http://www.bam.org/education/2015/young-shakespeare] program teaching PS 249 [http://www.catonschool.org/] students about Romeo and

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Kohl’s Is Giving Away $400k In Scholarships For Kids Making A Difference In Their Communities

Kohl’s at Caesar’s Bay Shoping Center (Source: Google Maps)Love shopping at Kohl’s? Well, Kohl’s loves you too, and now the department store is giving back. Kohl’s has announced it will award nearly $400,000 in scholarships and prizes to more than 2,500 students

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Next Tuesday, A Chance To Give Input On The Future Of PS 130 And PS/IS 437

Neighbors will have a chance to give important input at a July 15 meeting on the zoning and usage of a new school, PS/IS 437 [/?s=PS%2FIS+437], which is now under construction on Caton Avenue and E 7th Street and is slated to open in September 2015,

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Monday: “Supernanny” Producers Casting At Amity School For New Show About America’s Smartest Kids

Source: Mooshme/FlickrThe producers of the hit-U.K. television show Supernanny are coming to Sheepshead Bay on Monday in search of the smartest kids in America with a casting event at the Brooklyn Amity School (3867 Shore Parkway) Shed Media US is gearing up for eight-part documentary series exploring the

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Hyssop In The Spotlight At PS 295 Market Thursday

The PS 295 Farmers Market [/blog/education/how-students-volunteers-and-a-whole-lot-of-herbs-helped-create-the-ps-295-farmers-market] is back on Thursday for the first market of the new school year. Lucky for us, it’s better than ever. Don’t miss their fresh milk, cider, bacon, and a variety of herbs (including Hyssop [http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/10/

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How Do Area Schools Stack Up After Common Core ELA Tests?

DNAInfo released a map [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130819/tribeca/elementary-school-rankings-see-how-your-neighborhood-school-scored#video_modal_interactive_slot_1] yesterday showing the percentage of fourth graders who passed this year’s English Language Arts test in each of the 700+ schools across NYC. Here’s a look at how area schools fared

Education

Families Voice Concerns Over High Stakes Testing Culture

South Slope families are joining kids and parents from across the boroughs in City Hall Park this morning to sign their own “Declaration of Education,” in an effort to show how the high stakes testing culture of our public school system is stifling both students and educators alike. The debate

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Golden’s 11th Annual Senator For A Day Contest Kicks Off

Last year’s finalists. Source: www.nysenate.govSenator Marty Golden’s “Senator for a Day” essay contest is kicking off its 11th year. He’s inviting every middle school student enrolled in a22nd Senate District [http://www.nysenate.gov/district/22]middle school to participateby writing an essay on what

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Back To School: Attendance Tops 90% For The First Time Since Sandy Struck

P.S. 253 in Brighton Beach (Source: Google Maps)New York City has worked hard to reopen all public schools [/bloomberg-visits-manhattan-beachs-p-s-195-to-tout-speedy-repairs-return-to-schools/] as quickly as possible since Hurricane Sandy battered them with flooding, blackouts, and damaged heaters and equipment, but progress has finally taken a significant step forward in recent days.

art exhibits

Arts Group Presents Summer Exhibit At C.I. Hospital – Reception Tonight!

From our friends at the Brooklyn Streetcar Artists’ Group:

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BSAG Presents Fine Arts Student Exhibition At Coney Island Hospital

From our friends at the Brooklyn Streetcar Artists’ Group:

budget cuts

In-School Teen Counseling Program To Be Axed In July

Source: saveteenrapp.orgA program that helps 11,800 teens each year might be terminated by July of this year if funding is allowed to be slashed, and a local councilman says he’ll be fighting for its restoration. Teen RAPP — Relationship Abuse Prevention Program [http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/

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In A Tough Job Market, Kingsborough’s Broadcasters Follow Their Dreams

It’s not easy to get a job as a DJ nowadays, but that’s not stopping the Kingsborough Community College Radio crew from chasing their dreams. The group was recently profiled by the campus paper [http://campus.yuku.com/topic/30], and they say they’re just doing what