Teachers, Principals Sue to Stall Turnaround Plan
The city’s teachers union and principals union are suing to stall the turnaround plan that was approved last month to close 24 schools citywide and…
Education
PEP Votes to Close 24 Schools — 7 in Queens
As part ofthe controversial turnaround plan, the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) voted eight to four on Thursday, April 26 to close 24 schools across…
Grover Cleveland Saved from Closure
Hours before the vote to determine the fate of 26 schools citywide, Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood heard news that it had been…
Woodhaven Education Center Offers Hope
For the past eight years, a Woodhaven-based school has offered women a second chance to better their educational skills in hopes of improving their lives…
Turnaround Plan Blasted One Last Time Before Vote
Students, teachers and school leaders at John Adams High School in Ozone Park squeezed in some final words last week about the turnaround program…
Queens Schools Rally for Beacon Program
Chants of “save our beacon” “no more cuts” and “we won’t stop!” echoed loudly outside of Queens Borough Hall on Thursday, April 19, as several…
Vandals Worry Woodhaven Residents
Residents at last week’s Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association meeting (WRBA), raised concerns about kids from Junior High School 210 causing trouble, including standing near moving…
CEC Urges Students to take a Bus the DOE Kicked Them Off
After getting no response from the Department of Education (DOE), Community Education Council 24 (CEC 24) is going rogue. The council is urging parents to…
New School Proposed in Ridgewood
The School Construction Authority (SCA) is considering tearing down the building that used to house the St. Aloysius parochial school in Ridgewood and building a…
CEC 27 Talks Special Ed Reform
Members of Community Education Council 27 (CEC) discussed changes to how special education will affect the way a child with special needs will learn in…
New Elementary School Coming to Ozone Park
Construction will start on a new elementary school in Ozone Park, which will take the place of a catholic school that is there now. The…
12 Hurt in Maspeth Bus Crash
Ten students riding in a special education bus were taken to Elmhurst Hospital for observation Wednesday morning after a crash in Maspeth. Department of Education…
Public Hearing at Grover Cleveland Blasts DOE’s Turnaround Plan
Grover Cleveland High School got a glimpse of hope that they might be able to save their school Monday, and during a public hearing…
Politicians Rally for Forest Hills After School Program
Students and parents clamoring to save the Beacon program at a Forest Hills school got a boost Tuesday from local politicians. Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi…
NYS Education Fund Gets $105 Million
Resorts World Casino New York City has generated more than $105 million for the New York Lottery’s Education Fund in less than five months after…