Overall, we’ve seen huge improvements, particularly for children aged three to five years. The priority now is a universal approach to quality education and care for our youngest children. A short history... Read more »
(The Center Square) – Some parents are pursuing new forms of education after frustration that districts aren’t offering their preferred teaching methods. A June survey of the Midwest found that one-third of parents were... Read more »
A citywide educational panel on Wednesday night unanimously approveda proposal to move the Academy of Arts & Letters, a disproportionately white school in Fort Greene, into PS 305, a majority-black elementary school... Read more »
African countries bear a disproportionate burden of infectious and noncommunicable diseases. More than two thirds of people living with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa. It’s estimated that over 85% of deaths due to noncommunicable diseases are... Read more »
On a recent Monday afternoon, four young children sit in the front a West Side church sanctuary and tie black pieces of cloth over their eyes. Four other children help them to... Read more »
The notion that poor children need extra support at school in the form of social services is becoming less novel. In 2014, the community surrounding Wheatley Middle School gathered to discuss how... Read more »
(The Center Square) – Growing unrest by parents over continuously changing policies by school boards, superintendents, judges and other local leaders, coupled with the statewide mask requirement, has led many to pull... Read more »
Aaron and Jack, a pair of graphic novel-loving 8-year-olds who attend different Brooklyn elementary schools, have become fast friends in the past two weeks. After New York City’s public schools shut down because of... Read more »
A Staten Island assistant principal has been reported to the Department of Education for investigation of a Facebook post citing racist memes and the “privilege” of people on public assistance. “Privilege is... Read more »
Without medication to manage her plaque psoriasis, Jennifer Brown’s face, scalp, trunk and neck periodically become covered in painful red, flaky patches so dry they crack and bleed. During the pandemic, health... Read more »