AMCA Wraps up School Year with Inaugural Spirit Day
Photo: Pull!! Ave Maria Catholic Academy students get into a Tug of War on Spirit Day. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Less than a week…
Education
MS 137 Walks for a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Nearly 2,000 Middle School 137 students, teachers, administrators and parent volunteers on an overcast Tuesday morning ambled around a section of Ozone Park to raise…
City Says 70,000 Families Offered Pre-K Seats This Week
Photo: Mayor de Blasio this week announced a record-breaking first round of pre-K offers. Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Unit Mayor Bill de Blasio this week…
DOE Mourns Longtime Spokeswoman Marge Feinberg
Photo: City Department of Education Press Secretary Margie Feinberg died last Thursday night. Courtesy of DOE Margie Feinberg, the longtime spokeswoman for the city Department of…
Goldfeder Kicks off Summer Reading Challenge
Photo: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has called on area students to accept his 2015 Assembly Summer Reading Challenge. Photo Courtesy of Assemblyman Goldfeder’s Office Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder…
Junior High School 202 Celebrates 50 Years in Ozone Park
Photo: Faculty and administrators at Junior High School 202 last Thursday celebrated 50 years of the Ozone Park institution. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza If…
Did You Know…?
Photo: In an effort to alert the community about dangerous streets by their school, the students of Class 301 at PS 207 have researched state…
Struggling Schools Get Annual $60 M Boost
Photo: Mayor de Blasio in March visited Richmond Hill High School, one of 130 Renewal schools across the five boroughs. Rob Bennett/Mayoral Photography Office. Next year,…
More Than 20K Queens Kids Sign Up for Full-Day Pre-K
Photo: According to the Mayor’s Office, more than 20,000 Queens children have signed up for free, full-day pre-K. Courtesy of Rob Bennett/Mayoral Photography Office. More than…
Katz to Host Tax Lien Assistance Workshop
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced on Monday that her office will host a workshop next month at Borough Hall to help homeowners and other…
State Legislature Approves $142B Budget; Education, Ethics Reforms Anchor Spending Plan
Photo: Gov. Andrew Cuomo (l.) and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie earlier in March celebrated reaching an agreement on ethics reforms. Legislative leaders had reason to rejoice…
De Blasio Tours Richmond Hill HS, Touts ‘Renewal’ Program
Photo: Aimee Horowitz (at lectern), executive superintendent for Renewal Schools, lauded the signs of improvement at Richmond Hill High School as she joined Mayor de Blasio…
De Blasio, Giuliani Urge Albany to Protect Mayoral Control of City Schools
Photo: Mayor de Blasio (l.) and former Mayor Giuliani this week urged Gov. Cuomo (r.) and the state Legislature to renew mayoral control of the city…
Teachers, Students Blast Cuomo Education Policy
Photo: Public School 64 teachers and students on Thursday rallied after school to protest Gov. Cuomo’s education plan. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza. Dozens of…
Queens Tops in Universal Pre-K Applications
Nearly 8,000 Queens families—the most of any borough—on Monday applied for seats as the second phase of the city’s expanded Pre-K for All program got…