Category: Education
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Cornell University launches accelerated MBA program in NYC
Cornell Tech launches an accelerated MBA program in New York City, focused on entrepreneurship and the tech industry.
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Pre-K to post-grad: Midtown West goes back to school
Back-to-school in Midtown West is as diverse as the population: Specialty high schools, public, private, and all those Pre-Ks. Meet some aspiring performer-students, a veteran crossing guard and more.
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Parents want French dual language program
French parents want to expand the French-Language dual language program in public schools in the New York City. With help and lobbying efforts from the French Embassy, non-profit educational organizations and parents who wish to send their children to learn French at public schools, the number of schools offering the program has increased steadily. And…
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$6,000 a year: Why the city budget for after-school sports isn’t enough
As obesity affects almost one-third of the country’s children, school sports teams are passe, city needs more comprehensive physical education programs.
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Learning more, one move at a time
A non-profit organization, Chess-in-the-Schools helps students in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods cope better with academics and social life.
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Gadgets top choice for back-to-school shoppers
As more students download books on e-readers, do their classwork on tablets and submit printed assignments, technology items are in great demand during this back-to-school season in Midtown West.
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First day of school in Midtown West
Thousands of children filled Midtown West classrooms for New York City’s first day of school. The Midtown Gazette staff hit the streets to catch first-day moments with students, parents and administrators at the neighborhood’s public and private elementary, middle and high schools.
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Will This Area Catholic School Be Saved?
Holy Cross School on 43rd Street is one of 27 Catholic schools being considered for closure by the Archdiocese of New York this year.
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West Side Parents Debate Elementary School Rezoning
Parents were invited to make public comments on an elementary school rezoning proposal that would mean big changes for Chelsea and West Village families looking to began school from 2014 on.
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College Group Pushes for Justice in Palestine, Others Push Back
Justice for Palestine Student Groups, aims at raising awareness for Palestinian concerns among American students, amidst controversy about its message.
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Parents Grade the Grades: Are School Evaluations Right?
Parents at two Midtown West schools, one that received an A and one that got a C, have mixed feelings about the grades the city has affixed to their child’s school.
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Students Fight for Their Futures at City’s Student Registration Center
Over 13,000 New York City students and parents, who either did not have schools or were unhappy with their placements, turned to Student Registration Centers for help.
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Chelsea’s New School Goes “Glocal”
Three-year-olds learning Mandarin, middle-school students studying immigration and sharing science fair projects through Skype – Avenues, The World School sees these as essential to its mission of raising global citizens. But as the new private K-12 school in Chelsea prepares for its August 2012 launch, community members and Avenues staff have continued to discuss how…
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Parents at PS11 Get Creative Raising Money with the Chelsea Fall Festival
Chelsea’s William T. Harris School has a small but mighty PTA board. In an effort to raise money to keep the school’s crucial art programs alive, the group held its bi-annual Chelsea Craft Fall Festival.
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Improving the Educational System, One Comic Book at a Time
What do the NYC 2011 Comic Con conference, an atomic cockroach and high school students have in common? Together, they can improve literacy in high schools nationwide, says Prof. Michael Bitz, who thinks of himself as an entrepreneurial type of comic nerd.
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