students
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/
common core ELA test
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
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
essay contest
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
601 oceanview ave
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
From our friends at the Brooklyn Streetcar Artists’ Group:
art exhibits
From our friends at the Brooklyn Streetcar Artists’ Group:
budget cuts
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/
students
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