“The skills that help students develop and restore relationships, improve decision-making, solve problems and communicate effectively are social emotional skills. Let’s teach them.”
Education
Lo que necesita saber: ¿Cómo conseguir una admisión en una guardería para 3-K o Pre Kínder en Nueva York?
Daniel Parra |
Todos los niños de la ciudad de Nueva York de 3 o 4 años de edad pueden optar a los programas 3-K y Pre Kínder, independientemente de su estatus migratorio. El plazo de solicitud se abrió el miércoles 15 de enero y se cierra el 28 de febrero de 2025.
Education
What You Need to Know: How to Get a 3-K or Pre-K Seat in NYC
Daniel Parra |
All children in New York City aged 3 or 4 are eligible for 3-K and Pre-K, regardless of immigration status. The application period opened on Wednesday, Jan. 15, and closes Feb. 28, 2025.
Brooklyn
As Tent Shelter Shutters, What’s Next for the Children of Floyd Bennett Field?
Christine Stoddard |
Child advocates worry that the city’s school system does not efficiently track migrant students, including those who’ve been living at the tent shelter complex in East Brooklyn that’s closing this week.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Lead on Climate Action
Cooper Flaherty |
“Climate activists, especially young people, know we can’t wait four years to prevent the worst of the crisis. The longer we wait to act, the more politicians and corporations take away from the futures of people growing up right now.” Adi TalwarAn Earth Day rally in 2022. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today!
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: 2025 and New York’s Fight Against Child Hunger
Rachel Sabella |
“Proposals in Congress and public comments from the incoming administration give us every reason to fear that federal leaders will target programs that fight hunger for cuts.”
Education
Meet Our Fall 2024 Youth Reporting Team
CLARIFY News |
This fall, City Limits worked with more than two dozen reporting interns from high schools across New York City, who learned the ins and outs of public service journalism. Their stories, examining different aspects of the city’s housing crisis, will be published in the coming weeks.
Education
Gov. Hochul Signs Bills to Ban CO2 Fracking, Make Polluters Pay for Climate Damage
Jeanmarie Evelly |
During the final week of 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed several long-awaited environmental bills into law: forcing polluters to pay for climate destruction, expanding the state’s fracking ban to prohibit a a new technique that uses carbon dioxide, and limiting new construction of schools within 500 feet of major highways.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: We Need to Make it Easier to Open a Day Care in NYC
Maya Kurien and Grace Rauh |
“There are many factors at play, including the unfavorable economics of running a child care business, keeping many potential providers from opening or expanding.”
Education
Opinion: Foster Youth Deserve More Than a Trash Bag When Moving
Rita Joseph and Sofie Fashana |
“Children in the New York City foster system transition, on average, to three different homes. For some, this means three different schools, families, and environments.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: If Gov. Hochul Cares About Working Parents, She’ll Sign the Climate Change Superfund Act
Eliza Clark, Liat Olenick and Abby Loomis |
“Right now, working families like us are footing the bill for the billions in damages caused by these climate disasters, while the fossil fuel companies sowing climate misinformation and poisoning the planet make record profits.”
