Polish Themes in Little Free Libraries in North Brooklyn
Little Free Libraries in North Brooklyn will provide reading matter about Poland’s culture and history, reports Nowy Dziennik.
Little Free Libraries in North Brooklyn will provide reading matter about Poland’s culture and history, reports Nowy Dziennik.
New York State education officials recommend that some of the hours in teacher preparation programs be devoted to understanding language development among learners of English, reports Chalkbeat.
Chalkbeat reports on the new Education Equity Campaign.
Immigrant students want the city to restore funding for ESL classes, Mott Haven Herald reports.
City Council member Mark Levine is proposing a Yiddish-English dual-language program in a public school, the first of its kind in the U.S., reports The Forward.
Following a study that found students of color lacked representation in books included in the NYC school curriculum, an educational advocacy group is pushing for changes by the summer, reports Amsterdam News.
Chalkbeat looks at Richard Carranza’s efforts to address integration as well as changes he has implemented at the Department of Education since becoming New York City schools chancellor last April.
As Albany’s budget deadline looms, parents and community organizations are pressing lawmakers to address New York City classroom overcrowding, which is most severe in Hispanic neighborhoods, El Diario La Prensa reports.
Thanks to a partnership with the NYC Administration for Children’s Services launched in 2016, dozens of parents, many of them immigrants, have graduated from CUNY’s Child Development Associate Certificate program, El Diario La Prensa reports.
Two prep programs in Bed-Stuy, which “prove Black students can compete” when it comes to the Specialized High School Admissions Test, do more than just prepare students, writes Kings County Politics.
Greek-American educators were honored at a celebration of Greek language and culture in Astoria, reports The National Herald.
State Sen. Kevin Thomas of Long Island introduced a bill that would establish Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Christian as school holidays in certain districts, reports Desi Talk.
A support group for and by immigrant parents sponsored by Make the Road has been helping the newly-arrived navigate the New York school system for the past 10 years, El Diario La Prensa reports.
A month after legislators passed the New York State DREAM Act, Chalkbeat takes a look at why students and families remain reluctant to apply for tuition assistance.
The first schools to participate in “the Bronx Plan” to get more resources to underserved schools and their teachers were announced earlier this month, reports The Bronx Free Press.