Home Schooling: A Washington Heights Family Chooses a Different Approach to Education
Homeschooling becomes more mainstream, as one uptown family discovers.
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Education
The New Integration: Student Minorities Enter Predominantly Black and Hispanic Schools
As gentrification increases uptown, the integration of minorities into predominantly black or Hispanic schools is likely to increase cultural interplay.
For Bilingual Kids, Language Barriers Are Higher Uptown
Bilingual children’s language difficulties may incorrectly place them in special ed classes.
Retiring Frederick Douglass Principal Leaves Big Shoes to Fill
As a new principal takes over Frederick Douglass Academy, parents and teachers reflect on former principal Gregory Hodge and worry about the future.
Mentorship program gives students the chance to DREAM
A local immigrant youth group start a mentorship program to help undocumented students access a college education
November 19, 2011 | Posted in Education | Read More »
A Second Home In School: Uptown Schools Confront the Rise of Homeless Students
The number of homeless students in New York City has quadrupled since 2008, data gathered by the city’s Department of Education indicates. In Harlem, too, “the incidence of student homelessness has significantly increased over the years,” says Emily Kramer of the New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS-TEACHS).
November 18, 2011 | Posted in Education | Read More »
Jobs Get Technical in New Harlem Training Program
Technology Services Corps, a free IT training program for disadvantaged young adults, opened a branch in East Harlem last month
East Harlem Middle School Grapples with ‘Persistently Dangerous’ Label
Despite administrative efforts, the Department of Education has labeled JHS 13 in East Harlem a “persistently dangerous” school.
November 15, 2011 | Posted in Education | Read More »
First Elementary Charter School Comes to Washington Heights
KIPP STAR Elementary opened this fall with 101 kindergarteners.
Children in Harlem Protest Afterschool Budget Cuts
Youngsters who attend the afterschool program at the Dunlevy Milbank Center in Harlem marched down Eighth Avenue on Thursday, protesting city budget cuts to the Children’s Aid Society.
