Turnaround Schools will Keep Old Names
John Adams High School, Richmond Hill High School and six other schools in Queens just found out they don’t have to change their names. The…
Education
Kindergarten A Must For 5-year-olds
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law last week legislation that requires all 5-year-olds in New York City to attend kindergarten. Formerly, city children were not…
Judge Strikes Down Turnaround Plan
It’s over—for now. New York City and the Department of Education have lost their bid to eliminate 24 schools forcing all teachers at those institutions…
DOE is Still Fighting To Close 24 Schools and Replace Teachers
The controversial “turnaround” plan to reform under-performing schools is stalled once again. The Bloomberg administration had planned to shutter 24 struggling schools, including seven in…
Catching Dragonflies at Forest Park
Kids involved in an environmental program got a chance to step outside the classroom and learn hands-on about an insect living in its natural habitat….
Explosion at P.S./M.S. 207 Destroys Park Benches
An explosion rocked the school playground at P.S./M.S. 207 around 9:30 p.m. on Friday according to the 106th Precinct. Units responded to a call from…
CEC 24 Adjourns for the Summer
Just as the workload of students, eagerly awaiting summer vacation has dwindled, so had the agenda of CEC 24 at Tuesday night’s gathering. In a…
Broke-Down Carnival Highlights Dire Situation
Queens libraries had been facing an impending crisis of epidemic proportions — under the proposed city budget, they will lose about $26.7 million of…
Ozone Park Crossing Guard Arrested for Choking Student
A school crossing guard was arrested in Ozone Park last week for allegedly choking a student, but the guard said she was the one…
HB School to Get New Program
A school in Howard Beach is set to get a new program just in time for the next school year. PS/MS 146, on 159th Avenue…
D.A.: Rego Park Teacher Groped Three More Boys
The teacher arrested in February for allegedly groping two young boys at a Queens school is facing new charges. Last week, prosecutors claimed Wilbert Cortez,…
DOE Ups Special Ed Spending
Funding to special education will be increased this year, in part to fund the city’s reform of the special education system. Members of Community Education…
Rally to Save Beacon Program
As the decision draws closer to see which schools in Queens will lose their Beacon Programs, students, parents and community members at one Forest Hills-based…
Officials Worry About Timing of Special Ed Reform
The Department of Education (DOE) is in the midst of changing the way schools handle special education students, but some parents and education officials are…
Walcott Addresses Special Ed, Turnaround at Town Hall
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott defended the turnaround program and special education reform at a town hall meeting in Ozone Park Tuesday night. Community Education Council…