Tag: education initiatives
Staten Island’s Outstanding Teachers: Nominations Open For Life-Changing Teachers, School Administrators: BP Fossella Calls For Daly Awards
BP Fossella Invites Staten Islanders to Nominate Life-Changing Staten Island Teachers, School Administrators for 2025…
Staten Island Senior Prepares for Career in Literacy, Special Education
Staten Island Senior Prepares for Career in Literacy, Special Education Mount senior prepares for…
Staten Islanders Rally Against Gifted & Talented Program Changes For NY
BP Fossella, Staten Island Parents to Rally in Opposition to Any Changes to Gifted &…
NY Kids: Request Free Explorer Activity Book For Outdoor Adventures From NY Parks – Get Offline, Get Outside!
New York State Parks Announces New Children’s Activity Book Explorer Club Activity Book aims to…
11 Schoolyards To Public Playgrounds, East New York – Lower East Side Affordable Homes, Challenging $351M Grant Axed For Emergency Preparedness, New Commissioner of Int’l Affairs, Helping Parents W Mental Health Issues, Quality of Life Program Expansion: Mayor Adams
11 Schoolyards To Become Public Playgrounds, East New York Affordable Homes, Affordable Senior Housing Lower…
Another Public School Student Detained By ICE, Lowest Reported Quarterly Overdose Deaths, Affordable Homes In Brownsville, Early Childhood Education Investments, Rise Up NYC Returns, Benefits On Your Block, Concrete Recycling Facility Closed: Mayor Adams
Another Public School Student Detained By ICE, Lowest Reported Quarterly Overdose Deaths, Affordable Homes In…
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…
New York City Values, New York City Strong
New York City Values, New York City Strong Editor’s note: We’ve previously covered the…
Lawsuit To Recover $80M, DOJ Case Suspension, Bronx Quality of Life, Child Care Center Leases, New Housing
Lawsuit To Recover $80M, DOJ Case Suspension, Bronx Quality of Life, Child Care Center Leases,…
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…
Education Proposals Revealed In State Of The City Address: Banking In Schools, Free Swim Lessons, Fatherhood Initiative
Banking in schools, free swim lessons: education proposals in Adams’ ‘State of the City’…
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…
Attention Friends Of Educators, School Administrators: Nominations Now Being Accepted For Patrick F. Daly Award
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News covered this award nomination period last year as well. About…
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…
Key Education Programs Previously Funded With Temporary Stimulus – $500 Million To Be Permanently Funded By NYC, Expanding Access To Subsidized Child Care
MAYOR ADAMS, SPEAKER ADAMS PROTECT OVER $500 MILLION IN KEY EDUCATION PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED WITH…
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…
Sen. Sanders, Other Pols Promise Not To Intervene In Case Of UPS Workers Strike For Collective Bargaining To Obtain Better Working Conditions, Wages, Healthcare, Retirement
In Letter to Teamsters, 28 Senate Democrats Commit to Not Intervene in Case of UPS…
BP Fossella Announces Nominations Being Accepted For Patrick F. Daly Award 2023 – Eligible Educators Include Teachers, Guidance Counselors, Assistant Principals, Principals
BP Fossella Announces Patrick F. Daly Award For 2023 Award honors fallen principal, nominations currently…
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…
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Rallied With Writers Guild Of America At Times Square Paramount Building Demanding Fair Contract Negotiations, Better Pay, Working Conditions For Writers
GILLIBRAND RALLIES WITH WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AT TIMES SQUARE PARAMOUNT BUILDING TO DEMAND FAIR…
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,…
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…
National Right To Work Act Bill Reintroduced By Sen. Rand Paul – Act Makes Unions Unable To Charge Dues To Workers Who Choose To Forego Representation, Weakening Unions Ability To Fund Themselves
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces National Right-to-Work Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul…
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…
2023 Is Community, Citywide Education Council (CCEC) Election Year: Vote For Your Education Council Members
2023 Community and Citywide Education Council Elections Elections 2023 Community and Citywide Education Councils (CCECs) The…
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…
Barbara Ehrenreich Brought Light To Worker Inequality, Her Work May Have Helped Reinvigorate Unions
Barbara Ehrenreich helped make inequality visible – her legacy lives on in a reinvigorated labor movement…
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…
NYC School Spending Highest In Nation; Do Students Perform Better?
New York schools see a big disconnect between spending and test scores. Why? Matt Barnum,…
Build A Lighthouse That Lights Up At Brilliant Minds, National Lighthouse Museum
Last week we had a great time In Brilliant Minds. We planted in coastal soil, learned…
Crew Initiative In Staten Island Schools Expansion Announced By BP Oddo
Program utilizes Crew to build and support students’ academic and social-emotional development Today, Borough President…
Staten Island BP Swears in New Student Government At Elementary School P.S. 48, Winners of Patrick R. Daly Award For Outstanding Educators Announced
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Staten Island BP Swears in New Student Government At Elementary School P.S. 48, Winners of…