Caught Between Two Worlds, an Uzbek Student Finds Her Own Path
Munisa Habibova, 12, has spent half her life in the U.S., but she still feels the pull of her early years in Uzbekistan
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Learning English when Uzbek is the First Language
Immigrant children from Uzbekistan have flooded into I.S. 62 in Ditmas Park Brooklyn over the last three years.
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Turning the Switch: Jumping Neighborhood Hurdles to Get Through College
Getting into college was once the main goal for urban educators and nonprofits. Now, the focus is on staying in college.
Read MoreFar from Home, Far from School
All students in New York City homeless shelters are entitled to a public education. Sometimes it just takes them a little longer to get to school.
Read MoreFirst Graders Have 40 Minutes to Get Fit
At P.S. 24 in Sunset Park Brooklyn, 54 percent of students are overweight or obese and P.E. classes are a weekly activity. Limited space means that only half of the …
Read MoreBrooklyn Chess Team Heading to Nationals
[audio:http://school-stories.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Mader_Chess_Final_BNC.R.mp3|titles=Brooklyn Chess Team Heading to Nationals] Each year, the National Elementary Scholastic Chess tournament attracts students from across the nation–this year, …
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A Mother’s Mission to Create the City’s First Italian Dual-Language Program
Christina Prostano, a mother from Brooklyn, is determined to create the first Italian dual-language program in the New York City public schools, but it won’t be an easy task.
Read MoreTwo dozen schools to close
The Panel for Education Policy agreed to close 24 public schools and reopen them as new schools, SchoolBook reported. Students and faculty spoke on behalf of their schools at the …
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Woes of a Fifth Grader
For Brooklyn fifth grader Nataly Salvador, middle school is around the corner and life is about to change.
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Tweed Hall Official Takes Public Fire Over High-Stakes Testing
New York City Department of Education Chief Accountability Officer Shael Polakow-Suransky addressed protests over high-stakes testing in a panel discussion on March 19.
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