Brooklyn Schools Struggle to Maintain Racial Balance in Rapidly Gentrifying Neighborhoods
Four schools in Brooklyn’s rapidly gentrifying District 13 enroll significantly more white students than their counterparts. Why is that happening?
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School Athletic Fields are as Segregated as the Classrooms
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.
Read MoreSchools, Nonprofits Urge Girls to Reach for STEM
Bringing more girls into science and technology fields begins in the high school classroom. P-TECH early college high school in Brooklyn is pointing the way.
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New Bill in Albany Brings New Attention to Dyslexia
Dyslexia strikes approximately 10 to 15 percent of the student population. A pending bill in the New York State legislature aims to address those children.
Read MoreThe work of a school counselor, guiding students from high school through life
Counselor Vincent Lumetta at World Journalism Preparatory School in Flushing has guided more than 800 students through the ever complex college application process.
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Against the Tide of the Summer Melt
Keeping low-income kids focused on applying to college as the summer beckons.
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The Bilingual Advantage
Some middle class parents look for dual language programs in languages like French and Japanese the way others look for good athletics or strong arts programs.
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When School Fills a Gap Family Left Behind
Social emotional learning is central at Brooklyn’s Lyons Community School, where suspensions are a very last resort. Intense relationships result between school staff and students.
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The Graduation Gap from High School through College
Low-income students might face greater challenges adjusting to college than their more affluent peers, so some charter networks are paying attention to their high school graduates through college.
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Dual Language Crusader Calmly Carries On
Met by waves of parental protests and controversy, Principal Iris Chiu helicoptered into the job as head of Shuang Wen intent on transforming the top performing school into a true dual language school.
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