Tag: right to education

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 &…

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…

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…

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…

President Biden Nominates Tali Farhadian Weinstein As Judge To New York’s Southern District Court
GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S NOMINATION OF TALI FARHADIAN WEINSTEIN TO UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT…

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…

Biden Administration Nominates Judge For Northern District Of New York: Senator Gillibrand
GILLIBRAND STATEMENT ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S NOMINATION OF ELIZABETH C. COOMBE TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT…

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…

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…

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…

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)…

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…

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)…

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…

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…

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…
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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…