Museum Hopes to Teach NYC Students about the Dangers of Hate Speech As reports of hate and discrimination against marginalized groups are on the rise, a new Lower Manhattan museum exhibit aims... Education Guide 18 Sep 2024 | 02:22
Fazil Khan, a journalist from Delhi, India, graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and was working at the Hechinger Report as an education reporter when he was killed by a faulty lithium ion battery that started a fire on the floor below his in an apartment in Washington Heights. ( Photo: Go Fund Me) Remembering Promising Education Journalist Who Died in Harlem Fire Caused by Lithium Ion Battery Fazil Khan got in just under the wire when he applied for a data reporter job at The Hechinger Report in the summer of 2022.... Education Guide 18 Sep 2024 | 10:54
Dept. of Ed. Distributing Narcan to NYC Public High Schools But Rollout Lags Nearly one third of public high schools that should have been stocked with naloxone for the first time at the start of the... Education Guide 02 Oct 2023 | 10:35
The statewide champs. Padraig Long ‘24, Medhi Merah ‘24, and Maseah Young ‘23 were selected to the U18 team this year. They competed in the Netherlands in July. ( Photo via Xavier High School ) Xavier High School’s Winning Rugby Team Is Inextricable From a Winning Education One thing Greg Norris wants people to know about Xavier High School–where he is a highly successful boys’ rugby coach–is... Education Guide 22 Sep 2023 | 06:22
Mo’ne Davis, the one time star pitcher of her Little League team, is now a graduate student at Columbia majoring in sports management with hopes to one day bring a pro woman’s basketball team to her hometown. Photo: Vanessa Torres Mo’ne Davis, One Time Star of LL World Series, Lands at Columbia She played the game, now she wants to own it. Mo’ne Davis, the one time sensation of the Little League World Series has left... Education Guide 21 Sep 2023 | 01:43
The historic Roosevelt Hotel in mid-town Manhattan was turned into a shelter for many newly arriving migrant families over the summer. Photo: Beau Matic An Influx of Migrant Children Tests the Preparedness of NYC Schools NEW YORK (AP)–Damien, age 5, was giddy with excitement as he left a Manhattan homeless shelter, sometimes running and skipping... Education Guide 01 Oct 2023 | 11:53
Kids living it up during karate time at a Super Happy Healthy Kids program. ( Photo: Esther Yang ) With Yoga & Mindfulness, Esther Yang’s Super Happy Healthy Kids Teaches Kindness It’s been a hard few years for our littlest ones, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted school patterns and often left stressed... Education Guide 14 Sep 2023 | 12:30
Epiphany principal Kate McHugh, following in the footsteps of her predecessor Jim Hayes, greets students at the door on their way into the lower school on East 22nd St. every school day. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Epiphany School Thrives Amid Catholic School Challenges in NYC In a time when many Catholic schools in New York City are facing unprecedented challenges, the Epiphany School on the East... Education Guide 19 Sep 2023 | 03:33
Charlotte St. Martin , the President of the Broadway League. ( Photo via The Broadway League) Want Your Child to Be a Lifelong Theatre Fanatic? The Broadway League Can Help Charlotte St. Martin, the President of The Broadway League, is logical as ever when it comes to ensuring that today’s youth... Education Guide 13 Sep 2023 | 05:12
Boarding School: The Upside to Being a “Captive Audience” While public or private day schools are considered the go-to by many parents and students moving ahead into middle and high... Education Guide 14 Sep 2023 | 01:21
An American high school senior who grew up in NYC’s Chinatown travels to Indiana as part of an international exchange program this past summer and learns to cope with racism both overt and unintentional, for the first time. Photo: Courtesy Vanessa Chen What a Cultural Exchange Program Taught Me About Responding to Racism In the heat of the Indiana sun, a cold sweat ran down my spine. With my mouth agape and adrenaline coursing through me, I... Education Guide 13 Sep 2023 | 03:20
Deepak Marwah, an alum and former teacher at the famed LaGuardia High School, is returning to his roots as the elite public high school’s new principal. Photo: Department of Education. Photo: Department of Education It’s “Welcome Back Mahwah” Time As LaGuardia HS Taps Alum As New Principal LaGuardia High School, New York City’s premier performing arts school, is getting a new principal after five months without... Education Guide 31 Aug 2023 | 11:34
Thriving after school and weekend activities have made Harlem School of the Arts a bustling community hub for decades. Currently, it serves between 800 to 1,000 students from 18 months to 18 years old. Photo: Harlem School of Arts Harlem School of Arts, Long a Community Hub, Is Hoping to Become a New K-12 Public School The smudges on the outside of the huge front windows speak volumes to James C. Horton. “If you go look at the glass there’s... Education Guide 10 Feb 2023 | 04:46
The youngest students at Avenue School. Photo: Courtesy Avenues The World School Private Schools “Exceedingly Robust” in Post Pandemic Era At Dwight School on the Upper West Side that serves students from nursery through 12th grade, Vice Chancellor Blake Spahn,... Education Guide 05 Feb 2023 | 05:50
Hundreds of teachers were treated to see Chicago including four from PS 192 in Manhattan (from left) Claribel Riss, Lynette Hernandez, Mayra Cruz and Camille Hatch. And while enjoying the show, they said schools are still coping with COVID related problems in schools. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Broadway League, UFT Push to Have All 70,000 Public HS Student See a Broadway Play Before Graduation The Broadway League is teaming up with the United Federation of Teachers to get every NYC public high school kid to see a... Education Guide 03 Feb 2023 | 07:39
Road War: NYPD Now Handing Out Criminal Summonses to Bikers for Traffic Violations