NYC Shuts Down Public Schools
After days of mounting pressure, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that public schools in the city would close
Education
Pre-K For Most, But Not For All: A Mom Battles for Her Special Needs Child
Nearly 2,000 such kids are without Pre-K seats, and 40% of them are in the Bronx
Pulitzer Prizes Focus on Journalists in Danger, Killed
This year’s Pulitzer Prize awards focused on the ways the world has become increasingly perilous, especially for journalists. The award for Public Service went to the South Florida Sun Sentinel for its reporting on the Parkland shooting, and the Breaking News award went to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for its coverage of the Tree of Life […]
The Meaning of Spelling
When nine-year-old Fatima Ali is restless, and she has trouble falling asleep, she lays down in bed and spells out words in her head to help her get to sleep. She often does it alongside her mother, who isn’t a native English speaker and uses this bedside exercise to practice her pronunciation too. Mom tucks […]
A NY State Dream Act is Possible. But Then What?
Undocumented college students would become eligible for financial aid, but could still face deportation
The Bronx’s Best Music Teacher
East Harlem Is Heartbroken Over the Closing of Children's Aid
For five generations the Center has been a second home for the community. This summer, it plans to close, but some locals say they’ll fight to keep it.
East Harlem Is Heartbroken Over the Closing of Children’s Aid
For five generations the Center has been a second home for the community. This summer, it plans to close, but some locals say they’ll fight to keep it.
East Harlem Residents Upset Over Proposed School Closure
P.S. 50 Vito Marcantonio is proposed to close by the end of June due to poor test scores and declining enrollment. Students, teachers and parents will not leave without a fight.
Harlem: A Barbershop Connects Boys With Books
A former first grade teacher is using barbershops to close the achievement gap affecting young black boys.
English Classes Give West African Immigrants a New Lease on Life
“People need English proficiency to navigate the city, to navigate civic life.”
Making Neuroscience Fun
At Mount Sinai Hospital, visitors had a chance to find out how the brain works
A Bronx Elementary School Steps Up to the Plate
It took some doing, but P.S 25 Bilingual is getting a Wiffle ball clinic
Giving Students a Chance to Be Kids in the South Bronx
SBU provides after-school tutoring, soccer programs, and legal services.
Fighting for a School Designated to Close
On a recent Monday evening, the auditorium at Arturo Toscanini Middle School (M.S. 145) in the South Bronx was packed with teachers, students, and alumni who had come out in the hopes of convincing the Department of Education to Vote “no” on an upcoming vote to close the school. Testimony went well over three hours, […]