Central Queens First Charter School is Approved
Over the past few months, representatives for the Central Queens Academy have been conducting community outreach in Public School District 24 and meeting with Community…
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Inauguration Held for Builders Club of St. Helen’s School
The Howard Beach Kiwanis Club helped to usher in a new generation of Kiwanians at the inauguration ceremony for the new Builders Club of St….
P.S. 100 Holds Fifth Grade Award Ceremony
City Councilman Eric Ulrich was the guest speaker on Friday evening at the P.S. 100’s Fifth Grade Awards Ceremony. Ulrich reminded the student that they…
School Security Officer Shortage Alarms Parents
As the New York City public school system awaits teacher layoffs involved in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s budget, and city services such as firehouses are facing…
Science Lab Comes to Ave Maria Catholic Academy
Learning science at the Ave Maria Catholic Academy has gotten a lot more interesting lately. As of two months ago some supplies from the state…
DOE Seeks to Ease PS 49 Overcrowding
More than a decade ago, P.S. 49 was an average school in a district notorious for below average schools. By 2003, the Middle Village school…
Charter School Faces Opposition in Central Queens
A debate over Community Education Council policy broke out after a contentious vote over a proposed charter school at the District 24 meeting on Tuesday….
Comptroller Gives School Progress Reports Passing Grade, Mostly
The Department of Education (DOE) recently began the process of receiving and compiling data for their annual progress reports, which city Comptroller John Liu said…
Charter School Eyes Central Queens
Public School District 24, long considered the most over-crowded district in the city, may soon have its first charter school. Representatives of the Central Queens…
Consultant Accused of $3M Theft From City
Willard Lanham, a former consultant for the city Department of Education (DOE), was charged last Thursday with stealing $3.6 million from the city. Lanham was…
Chancellor Black Gets Expelled
Queens Native Dennis Walcott Takes Over In a third term rife with criticism, Mayor Michael Bloomberg rectified one of the public’s biggest complaints—Schools Chancellor Cathie…
Health Fair at PS 207 Draws Crowd
More than 300 people from Howard Beach and the surrounding communities came out for a health and safety workshop at PS 207. Organized by the…
Scholarships Offered for Students and Nurses
High school seniors worried about the rising cost of college can receive some help thanks to Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven). Students from the 38th Assembly…
CEC 24, Crowley Continue Fight Against DOE Cuts
As the city Department of Education (DOE) moved forward with a plan to take 30 percent of individual schools’ rollover budgets, the Community Education Council…