Youth advocates and SYEP participants say cancelling the program this summer will be a financial hit to low-income youth who rely on those jobs.
chinatown
School Absences Rise in Chinatown Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
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At P.S. 124, the Yung Wing School in Chinatown, where more than 90 percent of students are Asian, more than 50 – or 10 to 15 percent of students – missed school on March 10.
The Ride
Super Commuters in Sophomore Year: The Impact of NYC’s Longest Rides to School
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Thousands of New York City students spend at least two hours in transit to and from school each day, raising questions about how school quality and school distance combine to affect learners.
Afrocentric Schools
Re-emerging Demand Seen for City’s Afrocentric Schools
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Although Afrocentric schools have been around since the 1970s, new ones have been popping up across the country in recent years, including in Brooklyn, as parents seek alternatives to the heavily-Eurocentric approach favored in mainstream schools.
Coronavirus
Chinese Community Group Seeks to Debunk Coronavirus Confusion
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A local parents group is trying to knock down a false rumor circulating among Chinese parents that students couldn’t wear face masks to school.
Education
Lo que necesita saber: Clases gratuitas de inglés en Nueva York
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Para quienes vivan en Nueva York estas son algunas de las opciones en donde puede tomar clases gratuitas de inglés.
Voices of New York
Voices of NY Video: Keeping the Irish Language Alive … in Manhattan
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In New York’s Greenwich Village, there is a home for Irish culture and the Irish language.
Education
New York Sees Uptick in International Students from Taiwan
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According to statistics from the Institute of International Education, there were 22,454 Taiwanese students studying in the U.S. in the 2017-2018 school year, a 4.4 percent jump from the previous year.
diversity
Amid Sound and Fury Over NYC School Diversity Proposal, a Sober Discussion
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Yes, the School Diversity Advisory Group called for ending Gifted & Talented programs. But, as a group member and a Council education leader told the Max & Murphy Show, its recommendations don’t start or end there.
Brooklyn
Parent Leaders Blame Rising Rents, Growing Charters for Bushwick’s Shrinking Schools
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Over the last five school years, District 32’s total enrollment has dropped 21 percent. The School Construction Authority’s projections have District 32 shrinking by nearly half over the next decade.
CityPlate: Food Policy in NYC
See Which NYC Schools Eat Lunch Before 10 a.m.
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Students at 51 percent of schools citywide head to the lunchroom at 11:00 a.m. or earlier. Where does your child’s school rank? And why is it so hard to feed kids at a normal time?