Laguardia HS of Music & Art and the Performing Arts, the inspiration for the “Fame” movies and television series, is searching for a new principal again as its incumbent who took over in 2019 said she is leaving on March 2. Photo: Christina Veiga / Chalkbeat “Fame” Is Fleeting: Principal of Laguardia H.S. Steps Down Suddenly Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos, principal of Manhattan’s famed LaGuardia High School for Music & Art and Performing Arts, is leaving... News 20 Feb 2023 | 11:00
Guardian Angel School on Tenth Ave. and 21st St., which is over 122 years old, will shut its doors for good at the end of the current academic year as part of a new round of closings by the Archdiocese of New York. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Guardian Angel, the Last Catholic Elementary School in Chelsea, to Close Guardian Angel, nearly 123 years old and the last Catholic elementary School left in Chelsea, will shut down at the end of... News 19 Feb 2023 | 07:32
Ascension School, which was built by German immigrant laborers on the upper west side in 1897, is among 12 Catholic schools in the city that are closing. Photo: Kay Bontempo. Stunning News: 126-year-old Ascension Among 12 NYC Catholic Schools to Shut Down Stunned parents and teachers learned that 126 year old Ascension School on West 108th St. is among 12 Catholic elementary... News 17 Feb 2023 | 04:44
Ascension School on West 108th Stret is among the Catholic schools closing in Manhattan. Photo: Kay Bontempo Parents Stunned as 126-year-old Ascension School Slated to Close The Ascension School on West 108th St., which has been open since 1897, will close at the end of the current school year,... News 17 Feb 2023 | 02:26
After existing for nearly 160 years, the Immaculate Conception School on East 14th will close at the end of the school year, one of five Manhattan Catholic schools and 12 overall schools that are being closed by the Archdiocese of New York for financial reasons. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Five Catholic Schools in Manhattan to Shut Down at End of Current School Year Five Catholic elementary schools were among the 12 across the New York Archdiocese that will be shutting down at the end... News 16 Feb 2023 | 12:17
Thriving after school and weekend activities have made Harlem School of the Arts a bustling community hub for decades. Currently, it serves between 800 to 1,000 students from 18 months to 18 years old. Photo: Harlem School of Arts Harlem School of Arts, Long a Community Hub, Is Hoping to Become a New K-12 Public School The smudges on the outside of the huge front windows speak volumes to James C. Horton. “If you go look at the glass there’s... Education Guide 10 Feb 2023 | 04:46
The youngest students at Avenue School. Photo: Courtesy Avenues The World School Private Schools “Exceedingly Robust” in Post Pandemic Era At Dwight School on the Upper West Side that serves students from nursery through 12th grade, Vice Chancellor Blake Spahn,... Education Guide 05 Feb 2023 | 05:50
When I tell my college class that I require a public speaking project as part of their grade, the reaction I get is usually akin to the fellow in The Scream. Painted 130 years ago this most famous work of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that hangs in the National Museum of Oslo also precisely captures the feeling of dread or terror that most students today have for this assignment. Why I Require Public Speaking in My College Classroom My college students are obsessed about getting A’s in their classes. In this pursuit, they have all the subtlety of a 250-pound... Education Guide 02 Feb 2023 | 12:10
The playground at P.S. 11. Photo: Abigail Gruskin An Influx Of Asylum-Seeking Students — and a Community’s Response When Mario’s two children started school on Friday, October 14, they hadn’t attended a class since March — and that was in... News 04 Nov 2022 | 04:43
Dean Fusto, Head of School for The School of the Blessed Sacrament. Photo: Allison Chernutan ‘The Face of the School Out in the Community’ This June, Dean Fusto took on the role of Head of School at the School of the Blessed Sacrament. The private Catholic school... News 31 Oct 2022 | 10:31
Dr. Kristina Douglass. Photo: Bill Guth, Yale University Kristina G. Douglass to Join Columbia Climate School as First Faculty Hire Kristina G. Douglass is driven by questions. The archaeologist and anthropologist said she often feels like a fish out of... News 15 Jun 2022 | 01:57
Emmanuel Olushki in his white coat with his DO student mentor Sofia Cedeno. Photo: Barbara Franklin A ‘White Coat’ Graduation Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine recently held a “graduation” ceremony for NYC high school students enrolled in their... News 15 Apr 2022 | 09:32
Headmaster Kim Smith greets students as they arrive for classes at Xavier High School in Chelsea. Photo courtesy of Xavier High School A Year in Leadership at Xavier High Kim Smith’s days are full. “One of the things I started doing my first week, and I’ve kept it up, I greet the boys when they... News 01 Apr 2022 | 04:57
Colleen Goddard Ph.D., expert in early childhood development. Photo courtesy of Colleen Goddard Masks, Young Children and Learning As the city opens back up (again), Mayor Eric Adams is at the helm of those eager to ditch masks and mandates, declaring... News 16 Mar 2022 | 05:36
CB4’s Social and Racial Justice Task Force convened on Zoom on Tuesday, February 15. Photo: Abigail Gruskin CB4 Social and Racial Justice Task Force Discusses Equity During Black History Month On Tuesday evening, Community Board 4’s Social and Racial Justice Task Force convened with guest speakers Deputy Manhattan... News 18 Feb 2022 | 09:47
