via The Hunts Point Express
Forgotten Island Becomes Park
Maria Torres recalled the day 10 years ago, when she and a few others she c…
Topic: Education
via Mount Hope Monitor
A Matter of Principal at P.S. 209
When P.S. 209 principal Jacquelyn Cannon died in May, parents, teachers and students wanted to make sure the Bronx school retained the spirit of its much-loved leader. Now they're vying to honor the "mother of the school" by renaming P.S. 209 and part of 183rd St. in her honor.
via Courier Life Publications
New School Wing Makes The Grade
An old vacant gym at a Williamsburg middle-school has been transformed into…
via Newsday
Ousted Principal Fights Back
The ousted principal of Brooklyn's Arabic language and culture school reapp…
Reviving Physical Education
Gym class and recess have become a shrinking part of the New York City public school curriculum over the last three decades.
via The Daily News
Day Care Workers Push For Union
The city's 28,000 subsidized home child-care providers soon could become part one of the city's most powerful unions. The workers, who have no vacation days or pensions, are voting on whether to be represented by the United Federation of Teachers.
via New York Daily News
Teen Ads Aim For Safe Driving
Darnell Finisterre and three of his classmates at the School for Arts and Business in Corona have a bright future in advertising - and public safety. Their ad about the dangers of reckless driving beat out entries from 24 other city high schools last week to win the fourth annual Advertising Futures competition.
via Queens Courier
From Urban Jungle to Jungle Gym
A Long Island City elementary school is celebrating the transformation of a barren lot into a state-of-the-art playground that students played a big role in designing.