International Community High School

School Athletic Fields are as Segregated as the Classrooms

May 18, 2015May 19, 2015 - by Diana Asatryan

Civil rights battles have taken to the sports fields in New York City Schools, where black and Hispanic students are twice as likely as their white and Asian classmates to attend high schools with very few, if any, sports opportunities available.

High School Brides: Yemeni Immigrants at U.S. High Schools

March 30, 2015March 31, 2015 - by Diana Asatryan

Only two females out of a total 40 Yemeni students at the International Community High School in the Bronx have graduated in the past four years; many were sent back to Yemen for marriage.

Alternate method to Regents exams helps English language learners

March 26, 2015March 31, 2015 - by Jennifer Luna

Schools where students present portfolio work instead of take state-wide Regents exams help their immigrant students learn English.