NYC Schools Chancellor Addresses School Districts 8 Concerns
By BILLY WOOD David C. Banks, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education was on the hot seat this Wednesday evening as he …[read more]
Education
Brooklyn College Alum Matthew Vann Discusses His Career Arc with BC Students
By ANNABELLE PAULINO Matthew Vann tried on many different hats before he became the senior producer he is today at ABC News. Vann spoke in …[read more]
America Needs You, Wants You To Succeed
By GABRIEL SALAS Starting college can be a difficult and intimidating experience for many freshmen. The America Needs You (ANY) organization, with a virtual event …[read more]
Heather McGhee Explains How Everyone Suffers Because of Racism
By BILLY WOOD “Whites increasingly see racism as a zero-sum game that they are losing,” said Heather McGhee a newly appointed lecturer at The City …[read more]
Mock Courtrooms Planned for Two Bklyn High Schools
By MAYA SCHUBERT New York City Councilman Mark Treyger announced on Thursday the development of student courtrooms for two Southern Brooklyn high schools, John Dewey …[read more]
Drawbacks of Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship
Brooklyn News Service reporter Deidra Brisco explores some of the drawbacks in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship program, which provides free tuition at public universities …[read more]
NYC Schools Resist US Immigration Authorities
By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ New York City School Chancellor Carmen Fariña visited P.S. 58 in Maspeth this week to assure parents that their children …[read more]
Ditmas Park Teacher Cleared of Sex Abuse
Editor’s note: This story first appeared at Bklyner.com in collaboration with Brooklyn News Service. By LISA FLAUGH A former teacher at a Ditmas Park elementary …[read more]
Ditmas Park Teacher Denies Sex Abuse Charges
By LISA FLAUGH and PAUL FRANGIPANE Closing arguments were set for Wednesday in the trial of a former teacher who went to the witness stand …[read more]
As Seen in Bklyner: Teacher’s Sex Abuse Trial Begins
By PAUL FRANGIPANE A former teacher accused of groping five girls at a Ditmas Park public school agreed to a guilty plea on Monday – …[read more]