Schools, Environment Issues in Brownstone District
Nov 01, 2008
Democratic Assemblywoman Joan Millman faces Republican challenger Pedro Monge next week. Millman was recently received a 100 score, which is slightly above average, from the EPL/Environmental Advocates -- an environmental
Veteran Challenges Former Teacher
Nov 01, 2008
Five-term Assemblyman William Colton, running on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines, will face Republican/Conservative challenger Russell Gallo. Colton, a teacher and lifelong resident of the district, was first
First Amendment Rights and the Classroom
Oct 29, 2008
Photo (cc) by Marilyn M In the final days of the hotly contested and contentious presidential campaign, three New York City public school teachers and their union president commenced
And the Winner Is ...
Oct 27, 2008
Congratulations to Amanda DiLodovico, sophomore at Marymount Manhattan College, whose essay about the importance of funding for special education was selected by our readers as the best of the
Educating Children with Special Needs
Oct 20, 2008
This year's election is a rather important one for me because it is the first time I will be of voting age in an election year. With pressing issues being
The Three C's: Condos, Classrooms and Crowding
Sep 02, 2008
Left photo (cc) Barry Yanowitz; Right photo (cc) madabandonThe rise of condos and young families in DUMBO puts a crunch on neighborhood schools. The current flurry of new luxury housing construction
At Law School, Middle School Students Get on the Case
Aug 12, 2008
Photo by Joseph Huff-Hannon On a muggy summer afternoon, students in school uniforms huddle around a long conference table at St. John's University School of Law, scribbling on yellow legal
New Bills: Street Vending to School Parking
Jun 23, 2008
Artists in Lower Manhattan fear a so-called totalitarian takeover of their vending privileges. Partygoers in Queens may hail a stricter carbon monoxide detector proposal, and parents might praise a bill
The Autism Gap
Jun 11, 2008
Photos courtesy of Rebecca SchoolsA student at the Rebecca School in Manhattan, a private school for children with autism spectrum disorders. Strapped into his helmet, the boy kicks off, propelling his
Going Online, Digital and Interactive at the Library
May 16, 2008
Photo (cc) Jake BoumaNYPL's proposed expansion of digital offerings includes more podcasts and online media Most of us can still remember the day we got our first library card -- the |