EDUCATION
NYC’s Homeless Pre-K Kids with Special Needs Face Steep Barriers to Getting Help
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Only 35 of the more than 6,550 homeless students enrolled in pre-K were in special education – a share that falls well short of citywide averages.
Albany
Albany Debate Hemmed Hopes for a Green-Work Revolution
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When the Green Jobs/Green New York bill was signed in 2009, there was talk of delivering both energy efficiency and economic justice. But prospects for real progress were narrowed by negotiations over the law.
EDUCATION
Disabled Students Face Special Risk of Summer Slide
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Special-education students who are supposed to get 12 months of services sometimes face obstacles during the summer months, during which their risk of regression is greater than for other kids.
arts
Do Students Need to Learn Art to Succeed at Science?
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City Limits’ series on summer learning continues with a look at a Brooklyn program where learning to excel at science, technology, engineering and math involves learning—among other things—how to yelp.
EDUCATION
Lucky Few Join STEM Mission at City’s Space Camp
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There were 500 applicants for the 162 spots in a program that gives kids a chance to fly a flight simulator, staff Mission Control and program a robot—reflective of the larger challenges facing STEM education in New York.
Stopping the Slide
Huge Demand for Summer Art Programs to Keep Schoolkids Sharp
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The students at 826NYC are hunting a murderer—in the movie script they’re writing. But finding that fictional killer will be a lot easier than many kids’ real-life hunt for art programs to keep them stimulated over the summer break.
EDUCATION
Groups Scramble to Fight Students’ Literacy Slip Over Summer Break
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From distributing books in barbershops to recruiting a giant-sized Dora to explore the steps of City Hall, advocates and experts are trying to match inadequate public resources to the serious problem of summer break literacy losses.
Stopping the Slide
Summer Lunches Can Support Summer Learning, Advocates Say
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School’s out for the summer, but the SchoolFood program is still distributing free, federally subsidized meals that fill stomachs and help facilitate programs that combat the summer slide.
Stopping the Slide
Unclear if Summer School Stops the Summer Slide
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Playing catch-up can be a way to avoid losing ground over the summer, but the evidence is far from conclusive.
EDUCATION
School’s Out Today, and Fight to Stop ‘Summer Slide’ Begins
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The summer break is as much a season of concern as it is one of celebration. Over the coming months educators, parents, policymakers and non-profit organizations will work to stem any loss of learning that may impact students during their time away from the classroom.