De Blasio Taps Former Deputy Chancellor Carmen Fariña to Lead Public Schools
Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Carmen Fariña, a former deputy schools chancellor and teacher, as his administration’s schools chancellor in a move that landed him…
Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Carmen Fariña, a former deputy schools chancellor and teacher, as his administration’s schools chancellor in a move that landed him…
The emphases may vary, from alleviating overcrowded classrooms to ensuring parents’ voices are heard, but the message to Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio from legislators and…
In an effort to stop the state from sharing sensitive student data with an outside company that has raised eyebrows among parents and educational leaders…
Crouched down, his fingers touching the gym floor, city Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott fixed his eyes on the finish line as teenagers brimming with excitement…
Christ the King Campus recently hosted its annual toy drive and semi-annual blood drive to benefit those who are in need. The toy drive will…
There have been the meetings that last until the dead of night, the fights with Mayor Bloomberg’s administration against the widespread school closures and co-locations…
When students at PS 207 in Howard Beach left their school on Oct. 26, 2012, they, and their teachers, assumed they would be back soon,…
For the students at JHS 202 in Ozone Park, a $30,000 music grant that the school just landed was about more than receiving a sea…
The Christ the King community celebrated the Christmas season at their annual tree lighting ceremony, which drew more than 200 people to last Thursday’s festivities….
The Lions Club International conducted a training for about 40 teachers from 10 schools last Thursday and Friday at La Bella Vita Caterers in Ozone…
As students at PS 49 in Middle Village routinely spend time in illegally overcrowded classrooms – for example, there are 37 students packed into a…
For the parents, school representatives and other education officials gathered at Queens Borough Hall Tuesday evening, the message for the incoming mayoral administration was simple:…
After the city Panel for Educational Policy voted last week to approve the city’s proposal to relocate Richmond Hill High School ninth grade students from…
A city school rezoning proposal that would have reduced overcrowding at PS 49 in Middle Village – but increased the population at two nearby schools…
As students whirled around the stage in the Hugh P. Kirwan Perform Arts Center at Christ the King Regional High School in Middle Village in…