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  • veggie menu at city school
  • There is the first vegetarian cafeteria at a public elementary school in the country and it is right in New York City.
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flushing, queens, student, school lunches, food, education news, art mcfarland
  • The City College of New York is renaming one of its divisions after former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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  • fight
  • The fight happened at Murry Bergtraum High School in Lower Manhattan.
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  • kindergarten suspension
  • 5 year old Jayden Davis has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
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  • A principal at a school in the Pelham Gardens section of the Bronx threatened to cancel the prom if all seniors didn't graduate.
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  • Private information about students is being given to a company and this information is more than just names and addresses.
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  • john jay college graduation
  • The school says it no longer plans to call students names individually and have them walk across the stage during graduation.
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  • There's a change in what has been a centerpiece of Mayor Bloomberg's agenda.
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dennis walcott, michael bloomberg, student, education news
  • The new fundraising tool is a website created by a former school principal and parent of two who was all too aware of cuts in school funding.
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school fundraising, education news, lauren glassberg
  • There is still no sign of when the school bus strike will end.
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education news, art mcfarland
  • A ribbon cutting may not be the usual way to open a renovated bathroom, but at P.S. 124, it was a reason to celebrate.
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  • Local Boards and ad hoc Reconfiguration Committees, after in-depth discussions with local pastors, principals, administrators and elected officials, and in consultation with the Archdiocese of New York, collectively have recommended closing 22 elementary schools in June 2013.
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  • Still, more than a fifth of students nationwide are still failing to get their diploma in four years, the Education Department said in a study released Tuesday.
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new jersey, new york city, education news
  • The United Federation of Teachers has released a TV ad blasting New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for taking a "his way or the highway" approach to education.
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michael bloomberg, teacher, education news
  • Parade season is over, but students of Channel View High School found a reason to strike up the band.
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greenpoint, brooklyn, college, education news, art mcfarland
  • Students at Red Bank Regional High School do not need to be convinced to take this class. The classes are worth college credits, through a special arrangement, and they offer students an opportunity to succeed in the digital future.
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  • Five states were to announce Monday that they will add at least 300 hours of learning time to the calendar in some schools starting in 2013.
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  • Their lives already revolved around tablets, Nooks and other devices, so having more technology at school was a natural.
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  • According to the Archdiocese, 26 out of 159 regionalized, parish and archdiocesan elementary schools are at-risk of closure in June 2013.
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  • The schools are at risk of closing because of low grades on the latest school report card.
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  • PS 114 and PS Q256, both in Queens, were completely flooded by the storm and reopened three days ahead of schedule.
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new york city, queens, hurricane sandy, education news, marci gonzalez
  • Young, pre-school students are preparing for an exam that could land them a spot in a gifted and talented kindergarten class.
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education news, art mcfarland
  • Mayor Bloomberg announced earlier this week that vacation would be shortened due to superstorm Sandy.
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  • New York City will offer online courses to students who have been affected by Superstorm Sandy.
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  • In most of the nation, unemployment is high, even among people with college degrees.
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  • Twelve more New York City public schools have reopened, a sign of progress in the recovery from Superstorm Sandy.
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  • The New Jersey public teachers union has canceled its annual convention for the first time in 158 years because of Sandy.
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  • For parents of the American Sign Language Lower School, getting their kids to and from school is very complicated.
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student, education news, art mcfarland
  • The Bloomberg administration has released its latest hit list for shutting down poorly performing schools.
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  • A recent survey ranked New Providence High School the number one school in New Jersey.
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  • Parents whose children ride buses to school had a long list of complaints; especially parents who have children with disabilities.
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  • Two sites are now allowing people to take these courses.
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  • It was a big surprise for some Bronx students when country music star Dierks Bentley showed up.
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  • 66 students at the city's elite Stuyvesant High School face possible suspension for cheating on state Regents tests.
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  • The thought of having lunch, or as the principal of IS25 calls it "brunch," at 9:45 in the morning is not going over well.
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school lunches, queens, education news, kemberly richardson
  • Officials with the Bayonne School District have lowered the passing grade from 70 to 65.
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  • As students return to school for another year, the American College of Emergency Physicians has put together a checklist for parents and guardians to help their children stay healthy.
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  • You would expect kids at a sleepaway camp to play or even do rope climbing, but group reading?
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  • Students are placed into groups, and their positions for debates are based on their research. "Pretend" Iranians were allowed to speak.
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  • Arts and crafts and swimming are typical summer camp activities, but many programs are adding an academic component.
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bronx, children, student, summer, education news, art mcfarland
  • Farm School NYC is only in its first year and the interest among New Yorkers is overwhelming. Apparently, the city is fertile ground for farmers.
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education news, lauren glassberg
  • Stuyvesant High School Principal Stan Teitel announced his retirement Friday in a letter posted on the school's website.
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education news
  • The City Council gave final approval Wednesday to a plan to expand New York University's footprint in Greenwich Village - a move critics warn could change the character of a beloved neighborhood that has nurtured artistic and social movements throughout the decades.
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education news
  • An Education Department spokeswoman said they will have more details on Wednesday on what the ruling means for this coming school year.
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education news, art mcfarland
  • The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion effort to boost U.S. students' achievement in science, technology, engineering and math.
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education news
  • The law lowers the compulsory age to start school in the city by one year, making kindergarten a requirement for all children who turn five by December 1st.
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andrew cuomo, education news
  • Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott made it clear his first impression of this week's negative report on student achievement has not changed.
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new york city, education news, art mcfarland
  • No child in New York City should go hungry this summer, thanks to a program by the Department of Education.
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new york city, education news
  • The nationwide summer unemployment rate for teens is 23.7 percent. In New York City, it is much worse at 35.6 percent. Summer jobs that once went to teenagers, for example, in fast food restaurants or in retail stores, are now going to out-of-work adults.
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  • Bullies in New York state are facing a tough new law after the Dignity for all Students Act took effect Sunday.
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