Education News: Page 12 of 50: City Limits

Una Ciudad sin Límites

Ciudad de Nueva York ampliará el apoyo a los estudiantes que aprenden inglés en escuelas de transferencia

Daniel Parra | September 6, 2022

El Departamento de Educación comenzará un programa para ampliar el tipo de ayuda que reciben los estudiantes de de hogares no angloparlantes que están aprendiendo inglés (English Language Learners o ELL por sus siglas en inglés) en las escuelas de transferencia existentes, que atienden a los estudiantes que están atrasados en los cursos o necesitan un apoyo adicional para el aprendizaje.

Education

NYC to Expand Support for English Language Learners at Outer Borough High Schools, Though Details Remain Scant

Daniel Parra | September 1, 2022

The Department of Education will kick off a program to expand the type of aid ELL students receive at existing transfer schools, which serve students who are behind on credits or need additional learning support. But the agency has yet to specify which schools will get those extra resources this school year, which starts next week.

Health and Environment

Advocates Push to Center Youth Mental Health as New School Year Begins

Jeanmarie Evelly | August 29, 2022

At a virtual rally on Sunday, parents, young people and advocates in the city and across the state shared stories about the impact of the pandemic and renewed calls for elected officials to invest more in behavioral health programs and services for children and teens, which experts say have been underfunded for years and are now at a breaking point, with increased demand spurred by the coronavirus crisis.

2022 primary

After Spending Big, SuperPACs Failed to Beat New York Progressives for Senate Seats

David Brand | August 24, 2022

Bronx incumbent Gustavo Rivera and DSA-endorsed Kristen Gonzalez both seemed likely to prevail in their State Senate races, despite being targeted by SuperPACs that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to undermine the progressive candidates, stuffing mailboxes with flyers and running digital ads disparaging them or boosting their opponents.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Helping Students Experiencing Homelessness Head Back to School Without Stigma

Myung Lee | August 15, 2022

“Of all the challenges a child experiencing homelessness may be faced with, a basic lack of supplies to complete schoolwork should not be one of them, especially since education can be a critical tool to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty.”

Housing and Homelessness

NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 10-17

Mariam Hydara | August 10, 2022

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

Podcast: El Diario Sin Límites

¿Cómo los inmigrantes navegan la desinformación al viajar a los Estados Unidos?

Daniel Parra | August 8, 2022

Para el informe titulado “Inside the World of Misinformation Targeting Migrants on Social Media” (Dentro del mundo de la desinformación dirigida a los migrantes en las redes sociales) se entrevistaron a 200 inmigrantes que hablaban español y maya: 100 en Guatemala, al comienzo de su viaje hacia el norte, y otros 100 en refugios en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Students head into a school in New York City

Opinion: ‘Fair Futures’ Expansion Will Change Foster Youths’ Lives

Jaylen Fitzpatrick | July 7, 2022

‘As a young woman who has been in and out of the foster care system my whole life, I’ve had to face many challenging situations alone before my Fair Futures Coach Jaime changed my life entirely.’

Education

Opinion: Summer is a Chance to Reinvest in NYC Students

Carmen Fariña | July 1, 2022

“It’s known as the summer slide, or summer setback. That period of just over two months when our children are out of school, when learning diminishes—and often disproportionately impacts youth from historically disadvantaged groups. This summer is a chance to reverse that trend.”

2022 primary

WATCH: Bronx Assembly Candidates Debate to Rep Districts 81 and 82

Jeanmarie Evelly | June 28, 2022

Hear directly from the Democratic candidates running for two Assembly seats representing Throggs Neck, City Island and Pelham Bay (District 82) and Riverdale, Kingsbridge and Norwood (District 81), who sparred off in debates hosted by BronxTalk and co-sponsored by City Limits.