via The Nation
Punishing Push For School Sports
Bronx students are leading the charge for more school sports programs after their dean was ousted following his demands for more athletic offerings.
Topic: Education
via City Limits
Questions Trail Charter School
The operator of a charter school set to open a branch in Harlem faced critics in Connecticut.
Winning Outside the Ring
CUNY and the New York State Athletic Commission are teaming to help boxers further their education.
A Backpack Full of Inspiration
Children at a Harlem school got free backpacks – and a valuable pep talk.
via Bensonhurst Bean
Community Combines on Wish List
Residents of one swath of Brooklyn would like to see their tax dollars go toward street repairs, traffic cameras, and bus and crosswalk countdown clocks, among other improvements.
Fighting to Keep a Head Start
Parents are scrambling to save a Williamsburg preschool and day care center from eviction.
via The Queens Courier
Blind Marathoner’s Race to Help
Nooria Nodrat raises money to aid college-bound blind girls in her native Afghanistan.
via Bronx Bureau
Pre-K Scramble in the Bronx
The search for pre-Kindergarten slots stretched into the 11th hour.