School Says Afterschool Program Slots Still Available
One of the pillars of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first year in office has been afterschool programming for middle-school students. And according to the head…
Education
Area Communities Tops in State Reading Program
More than 100 students from the communities that comprise state Senate District 15 last week received official certificates from the Senate after emerging on top…
Loan Reforms Could Help Students Struggling With Debt
With nearly 40 million student loan borrowers holding more than $1.2 trillion in student-loan debt, federal statistics now show that student-loan debt has surpassed credit…
New Ozone Park Public School Set to Open in Sept. 2017
The city School Construction Authority indicated last week that the new public school designated to be built on an empty lot in Ozone Park is…
Christ the King Students Excel and Accelerate in Math
Christ the King High School Principal Peter Mannarino congratulates students who accelerated their mathematics education by completing a summer course in pre-calculus through Christ the…
De Blasio, Stringer Spar Over Pre-K Plans
City Comptroller Scott Stringer says his office has less than 30 percent of all city universal pre-kindergarten contracts just days before the first day of…
Ulrich, Communities Prep for Participatory Budgeting
While formal meetings to discuss proposals and vote are still several months in the offing, City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and community leaders talked…
Program Preps Woodhaven Women for Success
An affordable education program is helping Woodhaven women make the grade. For only $30, women 19 years old and up can enroll in special classes…
No Consensus on Common Core
Despite the fact that city students showed some progress in the second round of standardized test scores, based upon the re-made and highly controversial Common…
De Blasio Touts After-School Initiative in Richmond Hill
Bill de Blasio’s successful mayoral campaign was built around his “Tale of Two Cities,” which highlighted what he saw as unprecedented socioeconomic inequality facing the…
Southern Queens Pre-K Clear to Launch
The city kept busy this summer making sure its universal pre-kindergarten sites were ready to launch on Sept. 4, but announced some sites were still…
State Veterans Summit Produces Results
Elected officials from across the state came together back in March to discuss some of the toughest issues facing our veterans as they return home,…
New Principal Preps for Success at Ave Maria
With not even an entire week under her belt, Ave Maria Catholic Academy’s newest principal Marybeth McManus said she already has big plans for her…
Youth choir rocks Howard Beach
The Our Lady of Grace Youth Choir brought down the house on Sunday, July 27th with their production of “Singin’ in the Summer.” Performing to a…
Avella money revamps Queens College lab
A Queens College science research and teaching laboratory will soon receive what many consider to be a much-needed facelift after state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside)…