CUNY/UA Career Expo: Must-Attend Event for Job Seekers!
CUNY/UA Career Expo: Event for Job Seekers Release Date: July 1, 2024 Take the Next Step Towards Your Future Are you ready to start a fulfilling career as a teacher, paraprofessional, or a Parent coordinator? Don’t miss the Districts largest hiring event of the year-the CUNY/UA Hiring Fair on July 17 in NYC, New York. […]
Aspen Ideas fest for teens: Brooklyn students tackle mental health, immigration, and more…
Kimberly Gil knows what it’s like to struggle with mental health and not have a place to turn for support. Gil, a 16-year-old sophomore at the High School for Social Justice in Bushwick, Brooklyn, immigrated to the U.S. as a kid and struggled to acclimate. She often felt like she couldn’t talk to her family […]
N.Y. Education Department hints at big changes to graduation requirements
ALBANY — The state Education Department is embracing the idea of new graduation requirements and plans to release a vision for what it is hinting will be big changes next month. “Rethinking and modernizing education in New York state is not an easy task,” Deputy Commissioner Jason Harmon told the Board of Regents at Monday’s […]
When the Biggest Student Mental Health Advocates Are the Students
With the number of adolescents struggling with mental health rising, student-led clubs have come to provide support amid a dearth of resources. Last October, to commemorate Mental Health Awareness Week, a group of students at Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram, Maine, created the annual Hope Board. Shaped like an enormous tulip and displayed in […]
When schools assign substitutes the wrong status, the error suppresses their pay
When the Queens public school where she was working assigned Antonietta Auriemma to seven classroom sections, she realized something was wrong. Between January and June 2023, Auriemma, a substitute teacher, filled in for two different teachers on long-term leaves of absence, on top of extra classroom periods as needed. According to her handbook, she should […]
Effective ENL Instructional Strategies Presented by Luisa Travaglia and Stella Kostopoulos
Effective ENL Instructional Strategies Presented by Luisa Travaglia and Stella Kostopoulos English Language Learners (ELLs), students learning English while navigating their primary educational instruction face unique challenges in the academic environment. Linguistic barriers can lead to difficulties in grasping complex grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, while cultural differences could hinder their ability to connect with the […]
A former tutor’s off-Broadway show tackles NYC’s high-stress high school admissions
New York City’s high-stakes high school admissions process is taking center stage in a new off-Broadway production. School Pictures, running through Dec. 3 at Playwrights Horizons theater, draws on playwright Milo Cramer’s experience as a tutor, which often entailed preparing kids for the Specialized High School Admissions Test that determines entry to eight coveted public […]
With influx of migrants, NYC school enrollment ticks up for first time in 8 years
The number of students attending New York City’s public schools increased for the first time in eight years, a sign that enrollment may be stabilizing in the wake of deep declines during the pandemic. About 915,000 children from 3-K to 12th grade enrolled this year, up 0.9% from last year, or roughly 8,000 additional students, […]
