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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
Queens libraries had been facing an impending crisis of epidemic proportions — under the proposed city budget, they will lose about $26.7 million of…
A school crossing guard was arrested in Ozone Park last week for allegedly choking a student, but the guard said she was the one…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…