Brooklyn Students Rally at Grand Army Plaza to Demand Gun Reform
A group of around 40 middle and high school children embedded themselves in Grand Army Plaza to protest school shootings and demand legislative action aimed at curbing gun violence.
Brooklyn Stays Home as Coronavirus Spreads
Following a warm, sunny weekend in which Prospect Park was jam packed and people were crowding bars and restaurants, Mayor de Blasio Sunday finally took a much needed step and officially closed Brooklyn schools and businesses.
Your Guide to Brooklyn’s In-the-Works Middle and Elementary Schools
Brooklyn’s school situation is ever-changing, with the education system shifting alongside borough demographics and sagging under the weight of incoming residents.
Check Out the Design of Dumbo’s New Middle School Space Tomorrow Night
Right now, Middle School 313 is housed in the same Vinegar Hill building as the controversy-entangled P.S. 307. But that’s about to change.
Charter School vs. Public School: What’s Best?
In October, more than 15,000 people attended a pro-charter-school rally in Cadman Plaza Park. More recently, a charter school in Fort Greene was accused of discriminating against under-performing students.
Many pro-charter folks believe the independent institutions provide more choice and better educational experiences. But a number of public school advocates argue that charter schools skim the best students while taking attention and resources away from public schools that need them.
Which system is better? Where do you stand?
Controversial School Rezoning for Dumbo, Brooklyn Heights Approved in 6-3 Vote
After months of heated discussion over the rezoning of two public schools in Brooklyn Heights and Vinegar Hill — raising issues of segregation, social class and gentrification — District 13’s Community Education Council (CEC) voted Tuesday in favor of redrawing both school zones.
Starting with the next school year, kids living in Dumbo — Brooklyn’s most expensive nabe — will be zoned to attend Vinegar Hill’s P.S. 307 rather than the overcrowded P.S. 8 in Brooklyn Heights.
Is this a win for integration and educational equity?
A Rare Jewish Preschool Begins Renovation in Fort Greene
Despite the saturation of Jewish preschools in other parts of Brooklyn, Fort Greene has very few.
Brooklyn’s Schools Are Deeply Segregated, But What’s a Community to Do?
“You know what doesn’t make sense, hardly ever? Conversations about race,” WNYC producer Rebecca Carroll began Thursday’s panel conversation about segregation in New York City’s schools.
Atlantic Yards School and Apartments Revealed in Rendering as Boxy Tower
Architect firm Marvel Architects has released a rendering for Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park’s sixth residential tower and neighborhood school, located at 664 Pacific Street.
The tower looks notably similar to another Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park building, B3 at 38 6th Avenue, despite this being Marvel Architects’ first design within the complex. SHoP Architects’ rendering for 38 6th Avenue shows a similarly boxy, stacked structure.
Drawing New York’s Power Lines — WNYC Panel Will Address School Segregation
As the Dumbo and Vinegar Hill communities continue their debate in regards to a contentious school rezoning, WNYC is holding a panel discussion on education, integration, gentrification and culture.