Reaching Kids with Street Law 101
Once an East New York cop, now an East New York teacher, Jeff Kaufman tries to entice kids into school by teaching them what they need to know about justice and law.
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Once an East New York cop, now an East New York teacher, Jeff Kaufman tries to entice kids into school by teaching them what they need to know about justice and law.
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Read MoreLonger tests and more of them prompted a growing number of New York City parents and beyond this April to tell their children not to take them.
Read MoreJosh Penafiel dropped out of his East New York high school after it was closed by the New York City Department of Education several years ago. Now he’s trying to get his diploma, but time is running out.
Read MoreWith Bread & Roses beginning its phase out next school year, ninth grade teacher Pooja Bhaskar and guidance counselor Sabrina Cochran worry that they will no longer be needed.
Read MorePhysical education often gets pushed to the side, especially especially in the city’s elementary schools, where children are lucky to have gym once a week.
Read MoreCaught in the middle of a school reform battle over closures and phase-outs are the students, staff and administrators whose lives and educational careers are disrupted. These are their stories.
Read MoreWhen Believe Southside’s charter was revoked in June 2012, Tonia Hucey had to find a new school for her son, Skylar. Here is their story.
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