Staten Island Senior Prepares for Career in Literacy, Special Education
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OPINION: Intentional Erasure Of Black History Told By Public Lands, Waters: Their History Is America’s History
The Trump Administration Is Intentionally Erasing the Black History Told by Public Lands and Waters…
Staten Islanders Rally Against Gifted & Talented Program Changes For NY
BP Fossella, Staten Island Parents to Rally in Opposition to Any Changes to Gifted &…
Staten Island, NYC Residents Invited To Nominate Exceptional Teachers For FLAG Award For Teaching Excellence
Editor’s note: We previously covered last year’s award nomination invitation, and we interviewed the Staten…
Educators Discuss Teacher Pay Crisis Nationwide, Addressing Shortages At Town Hall With Senator Sanders
Sanders Holds Town Hall on Teacher Pay Crisis with Hundreds of Educators from Across the…
NYC Helping New Yorkers Save Up to $1 Billion with First-in-the-Nation Municipal Student Loan and College Assistance Program
Helping New Yorkers Save Up to $1 Billion with First-in-the-Nation Municipal Student Loan and College…
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How America’s Wealthiest Avoid Paying Any Income Tax
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax…
Public Colleges, Universities Like CUNY, SUNY, Should Be Free: Bipartisan Legislation Introduced
Sanders, Jayapal, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Make Public Colleges and Universities Tuition Free Editor’s note: Senator…
In New York, One In Eight Hold Student Loan Debt – New Wage Garnishment Rules In Effect Will Place Undue Burden On Defaulted Borrowers Across Nation
SENATOR GILLIBRAND RAISES ALARM ON SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MCMAHON’S DECISION TO WITHOLD INCOME OF FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN…
In NYC, South Bronx School Teacher Crowned PETA’s Teacher Of The Year During Teacher Appreciation Week (Happening Now)
South Bronx Educator Is Crowned PETA’s High School Teacher of the Year Editor’s note:…
Senator Sanders: We Will Not Stand By As You Attempt To Turn Back Clock On Education In America
Senator Sanders: We Will Not Stand By As You Attempt To Turn Back Clock On…
NY’s Senators: Demanding Answers On USDA Employee Firings, Education Department Intentions
NY’s Senators: Demanding Answers On USDA Employee Firings, Education Department Intentions Editor’s note: The USDA…
Department Of Education Cuts At Its Civil Rights Office Likely To Negatively Impact Vulnerable Students Facing Discrimination For Years To Come
Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years…
Improving Kids Futures In Math, Science Careers: Bright Minds STEAM Studio
Friday Feature: Bright Minds STEAM Studio Editor’s note: The winner of the FLAG Award for…
NYC’s Private School Special Education Students Will Begin Receiving Services They’re Entitled To By Law Once More
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on NYCDOE Restoring Services to Non-Public School Special…
School Choice Vouchers Tend To Drain Funding From Cash-Strapped Area Public Schools – Don’t Lead To Better Education Outcomes
Trump order boosts school choice, but there’s little evidence vouchers lead to smarter students or…
Gardiner Foundation Encourages Staten Island Students Enrolled At CSI, Other CUNY Schools, To Apply For NYU College Of Arts & Sciences Transfer Scholarship To Continue Studies
Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Offers Scholarships for Students Transferring to NYU’s College of Arts &…
SCHOOL Act Introduced In Senate To Protect, Expand Educational Freedom
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces the SCHOOL Act for Educational Freedom Editor’s note: Staten Islander previously…
NYC Public Schools Updates Guidelines For Children With Disabilities To Receive Federally-Mandated Accommodations After Debacle This Year – Requires Waiving Rights To Get Benefits
Malliotakis Statement on Updates to NYCPS IESP Guidelines Editor’s note: We previously published a story…
Linden Public Schools Celebrates Significant Milestone Opening Multilingual Learners Welcome Center To Serve Changing Demographic
Linden Public Schools Unveils Groundbreaking Multilingual Learners Welcome Center with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Editor’s note: Staten…
NYC’s Recent Crackdown On Private School Special Ed. Costs Left Hundreds Of Children In Need Of Services But Unable To Obtain Them: Newly Enforced Deadline At Issue
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters NYC…
Celebrate Exceptional Staten Island Teachers! FLAG Award For Teaching Excellence Nominations Now Open To All Public School Teachers Across NYC
Celebrate Exceptional Staten Island Teachers! Staten Island Community Members Are Invited to Nominate Outstanding Teachers,…
FLAG Award For Teaching Excellence: Staten Island’s Grand Prize Winner From USS Columbia Space Shuttle School
FLAG Award For Teaching Excellence: Staten Island’s Grand Prize Winner From USS Columbia Space Shuttle…
Federal Pell Grant No Longer Pays Anyone’s College Tuition: Legislation Introduced To Increase, Expand Grant Amount
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO DOUBLE PELL GRANT, MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING FAMILIES Editor’s…
Concerted Effort By Billionaires To Dismantle America’s Public School System: HELP Committee
New Report on the Coordinated Effort by Billionaires to Dismantle the American Public School System…
Three Staten Island Teachers Win FLAG Award For Teaching Excellence – Grand Prize Winner From SI School
Three Staten Island Teachers Win FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence Total of 36 NYC…
Addressing Crisis Facing Public School Teachers In America: HELP Committee To Hold Hearing
HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Addressing the Crises Facing Public School Teachers in America…
Stop Creating More Hotel Shelters For Homeless – NYC Should Instead Focus On Permanent, Supportive, Affordable Housing To Solve These Issues, Not Lucrative Contracts
Malliotakis, Brooklyn Community Call for Repeal of City Zoning Laws to Stop Creation of Hotel…
Student Loan Forgiveness: Everyone Knows Someone Affected, Even If You Aren’t Aware Of It – New Legislation Seeks To Make Permanent Executive Order Changes
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT HISTORIC STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF; URGES BORROWERS TO APPLY FOR…
Funding For Local Nonprofits, Governmental Community Organizations: Congressional Funding Applications Now Open
Apply for Congressional Grant Funding for Local Community Projects Today Now Accepting Applications: Up To…
Walmart Celebrates Extra Day Of Black History Month In New York To Showcase Black-Owned Brands, Products – How They Can Enhance Your Daily Routines
Walmart is celebrating an extra day of Black History month in New York “Walmart’s Black…
FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence Adds $25,000 Prize For Personal Use By An Exceptional Teacher In NYC
New FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence Adds $25,000 Prize for NYC Elementary Educators The FLAG…
Protecting Homeschool Families From Needless, Cumbersome Regulation: School Choice, ESAs, Why It Matters
School Choice Programs Need a Firewall for Homeschoolers School choice is here to stay, so it’s…
Rep. AOC To Host In-Person Town Hall Tonight In Hunts Point
Sign Up For AOC’s Town Hall in Hunts Point on Thursday, July 6 Join Congresswoman…
State Of Delaware Defends Policy Of ‘Evict First, Ask Questions Later’ Practice, Sidestepping Due Process: Rutherford Institute Defends Blind Man, Teenaged Daughters Made Homeless During Snowstorm
WILMINGTON, Del. — Delaware officials are doubling down on defending their misguided practice of “evict…
Congratulations To A Native Staten Islander, Two Other Queens Residents For Being Named 2023 Coca-Cola Scholars, Each Will Receive $20,000 Scholarship Award
THREE DISTINGUISHED QUEENS-AREA STUDENTS NAMED 2023 COCA-COLA SCHOLARS Nation’s Premiere Scholarship Program Awards Local Students…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Holds Town Hall In-Person, Virtual, Discussing Debt Limit, Immigration, Funding For Local Projects
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hosts Town Hall in Queens QUEENS, NY — On Friday, May 26,…
Celebrating Lifelong Human Rights Legacy Of Harry Belafonte: Statements From ACLU, Citizen Action, Rep. Pelosi
Harry Belafonte Passes At Age 96. Remembering his human rights legacy are several organizations and…
Citizen Action Responds To Judicial Nomination Of Rowan Wilson For Chief Judge Of NY’s Highest Court, Known For Defending Workers, Wrongfully Convicted People, Victims Of Gun Violence
CITIZEN ACTION RESPONDS TO THE JUDICIAL NOMINATION OF ROWAN WILSON April 11, 2023 (Albany, NY)…
Student Services Fair Being Held Later Today Hosted By Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Join Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez at the Student Services Fair! Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is hosting a Student…
Happening Today Due To Inclement Weather Virtual Day Of Action For Housing Justice, Tenants’ Rights. Call Gov. Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Speaker Of Assembly Asm. Carl Heastie
UPDATE: DUE TO EXPECTED SNOWFALL, RALLY FOR HOUSING PROTECTIONS WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY Citizen Action…
Why Are There So Few Teachers Who Are Black Men In NYC Schools?
Why are so few Black men teachers in New York City? Amaya McDonald, NYCity News…
Rep. AOC Provides Legislative Update To NYC Constituents, New Legislative Session With New Committee Assignments
Last month, we kicked off the beginning of the 118th Congress. The beginning of a…
In Honor Of Black History Month, National Lighthouse Museum Presents Lighting The Way: African American Lightkeepers In Civil War America
Lighting the Way: African American Lightkeepers in Civil War America The National Lighthouse Museum (NLM)…
Representatives, Senator To Meet, Discuss Joint Effort Urging Reversal Of Title 42 Expansion, Proposed Asylum Transit Ban
MENENDEZ, AOC, BOOKER, CASAR TO DISCUSS JOINT EFFORT URGING REVERSAL OF TITLE 42 EXPANSION AND…
Citizen Action Calls For Spending Public Money On Public Good, Putting Everyday People First Instead Of Wealthy, Well-Connected
AFTER GOVERNOR’S STATE OF THE STATE, CITIZEN ACTION CALLS FOR SPENDING PUBLIC MONEY ON PUBLIC…
Did You Know? Education Department Announces Special Program For PSLF (Loan Forgiveness) Candidates Shortly Before Deadline (Which Has Now Passed)
Overshadowed by the legal challenge-ridden Executive Order forgiving loans for all students regardless of career,…
Application For Middle, High Schools Extended After MySchools Website Crashes
NYC’s middle and high school application deadline extended after website crashes Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat New…
Gifted & Talented Applications Move Up In NYC, Earlier Application Deadlines Than Previous Years
NYC’s ‘gifted and talented’ application timeline moves up Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat New York Nov 30,…
Wagner College Partners With Amazon To Offer Business Management Courses To Employees On Staten Island
Wagner College, Amazon pioneer certificate partnership, providing upskilling opportunities to local Amazon employees New custom…
NYC Education Officials Walk Back Chancellor’s Statement On Paid Private School Tuition For Students With Disabilities
Education officials walk back Banks’ comments on private school tuition Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York…
Migrant Refugee Children Receive Free Book From PETA Helping Them Learn English
Free Bilingual Activity Book From PETA Helps Immigrant Children Learn English New York — Orders…
Are Literary Classics Like Shakespeare Being Removed From High School Canon?
These high school ‘classics’ have been taught for generations – could they be on their…
Chancellor Porter and City Council Announce Historic $4 Million Investment in Language Access For All
NEW YORK – On Tuesday, November 30th, Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter and City Council announced…
Staten Island’s Concord High School Re-Envisioned Initiative Offers All Community Residents New Education Pathways
BP Oddo, NYC Department of Education’s District 79 and 31, Concord HS, Coop Tech announce…
Legislators, Non-Profits, Academics and Black Education Advocacy Groups Collaborate to Usher Landmark K-12 Black Studies Curriculum
$10 million Education Equity Action Plan to be designed and implemented with New York City…