A Dropout Tries to Defy Statistics
Tony Flores, an 18-year-old high school dropout and father, is struggling to get his life back on track. The young Bronx man is part of a troubling trend of high dropout rates among Latinos.
Topic: Education
via New York Daily News
Lunch Lessons at East Harlem School
An executive chef was tapped to create a new cafeteria menu using only fresh ingredients.
via Mott Haven Herald
Teaching Kids to Love Their Greens
Bronx children are participating in a program designed to convince families who live in a community where fast food eateries outnumber playgrounds that they should eat their vegetables and should exercise every day.
via The Villager
Schools Find New Life in Shared Space
St. George and La Salle academies — separate schools with long histories in the East Village — recently began sharing space to relieve financial pressures that had threatened each institution.
via Brooklyn MC
One School’s Struggle For Survival
Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn barely avoided closure. Some 22 other city schools weren't as lucky.
via DNAinfo.com
Marking 40 Years of Song and Dance
The Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts is celebrating four decades of teaching children music, dance and theater.
via The Local
Librarian Overdue For New Library
A Brooklyn school library opened, only to promptly close over the lack of a librarian.
Graphic Images Aim at Ending Smoking
Health officials are hoping that disturbing images slated for cigarette packages will deter tobacco use. Some smokers aren't so sure.