Education

Two teenagers were shot a few blocks away from school on Monday, February 6th in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The victims of the shooting were a 19 year-old man, who was grazed...

17-year-old Nyheem Wright, described as a “joyful leader,” died after he was attacked and stabbed by six alleged gang members. Wright was pronounced dead at Maimonides Medical Center on Saturday,...

We are two New York City public school parents nearing the end of our first terms as elected representatives on Community Education Councils (CECs). And with this term almost complete,...

On Thursday, December 1st, New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks announced the $205 million investment that the Department of Education would be making toward special education. This would include...

Her Move Next is a New York City-based non-profit organization that caters to girls and women who play chess. The organization was formed when a parent, whose daughters played chess,...

Bernice Wambui is an 11-year-old chess prodigy from Nairobi, Kenya. Wambui first came across chess when she was in the first grade at age five. She had just enrolled at...

Ivie Urieto is an eight-year-old chess player from Abuja, Nigeria. She started playing when she was four years old, with her father giving her the first steps in the game....

Dominican Teachers Exploited By NYC Principal Over House Lease According to information obtained by The NY Post, bilingual teachers who were brought from the Dominican Republic to work in New...

When Chancellor Banks announced last month that the DOE was reinstating academic screens for middle schools, it gave hope to many families in Community School District 2 which I represent...