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Parent App: Families in the Digital Age
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
A new media professor and author of The Parent App: Understanding Families in the Digital Age talks about how parents can manage their children's (and their own) use of digital techno...
Radio Rookies: Living With Sickle Cell Anemia
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Nearly 100,000 Americans suffer from the blood disorder sickle cell anemia, a painful disease that shortens life-expectancy. Sickle cells aren’t round – they’re shaped like a crescent...
High School Applications Deadline is Here
Monday, December 10, 2012
Monday is the deadline for students to submit their choices for high school next year. While there are hundreds to choose from there is often excess demand for a handful of the most p...
A Student Gives Thanks for Graduating High School
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
SchoolBook wishes its readers and listeners a Happy Thanksgiving. The site will be dark Thursday through the weekend. During the holiday, take a moment to share this story from a rece...
Authors Offer Steps to Help Homeless Teens
Monday, November 19, 2012
Teenagers age out of the foster care system at the age of 18. Many of them don't have the skills or the support network to make it on their own. Two advocates for children have writte...
More Schools Re-Open While Most Damaged Will Take Months Longer
Monday, November 12, 2012
Over 6,000 students can return to their original school buildings Tuesday, two weeks after the storm surge knocked out dozens of schools from operation. The city plans to allocate abo...
Tuesday Offers Extra Day to Regroup and Repair
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
The vast majority of New York City schools opened their doors to students Monday, while about 100 remained closed because of damaged buildings, lingering power outages and the need to...
Schools Open to Relieved Families and Challenges
Monday, November 05, 2012
Many schools welcomed back their students Monday after a week of storm-related closures. P.S. 100 in Brighton Beach was a welcoming -- and warm -- place for many residents who are sti...
Educators Re-Group at Schools Across City
Friday, November 02, 2012
Teachers, principals and school support staff mostly went back to work Friday, sharing their own Sandy stories and figuring out how and where to teach their students come Monday.
Remaining in the Flood Zone Despite Warnings
Friday, November 02, 2012
Staten Island was one of the areas hit hard by massive flooding from Sandy. Among the people that stayed, was the family of 17-year-old Tasina Berkey. Her family, like many of their n...
Sandy Shutters Schools For Third Day In a Row
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Public schools - and most private ones too - remain closed Wednesday as New York City cleans up from the flooding and storm damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy.
City to Expedite PCB Removal in Schools
Thursday, October 18, 2012
New York will be accelerating work on infrastructure projects, including PCB clean-up in city schools. These are projects that are “ready to go, need to happen, and will be finished i...
Winner of Nobel Prize For Economics Designed HS Admissions System
Monday, October 15, 2012
Economists Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley won the Nobel Prize for their work on matching systems. They are the architects of the current high school admissions process used in New York City.
ICYMI: Teens Confront Challenges in Digital Age
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
This video of a town hall meeting for city high school students is a must-see for anyone wondering what happens in teens' digital lives. You'll learn the difference between drama and ...
Schoolbook's Guides Explain the City Schools
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
The SchoolBook team has added and updated helpful guides explaining the intricacies of the nation's largest school system, which has grown to a total of 1,750 schools this fall. Check...
The Students Three Teachers Worry About Most
Friday, September 28, 2012
To cap a week-long education series, The Takeaway invited teachers from around the country - including New York City - to describe the students they worry about the most and the issu...
Teachers Share 'Lament' About the Next Thing
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Schoolbook contributor Arthur Goldstein's acerbic commentary on facing a new innovation at the start of every school year apparently is shared by many in the teaching profession. Teac...
Public Media Takes On Dropout Crisis
Monday, September 24, 2012
More than 100 public television stations broadcasted a seven-hour telethon on Saturday to draw attention to the nation’s high school dropout crisis. It was just one piece of a larger "American Graduate" initiative.
Flushing HS Wins College Readiness Grant
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
A struggling high school is getting a vote of confidence after a very hard year. AT&T; Is giving Flushing High School money -- through the Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation -- to ...
Is College the Answer? A Look at Higher Ed Landscape
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
All families immersed in the college application process: this is a must-listen item. Journalists who cover higher education tell WNYC of the challenges facing this generation, includ...