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Young Bronxites Head to the Cemetery for Creative Job Training
Posted on 16 September 2016.
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Closing the gap between health and education in a Morrisania public school
Posted on 20 October 2014.
P.S. 140 on Eagle Avenue is a pilot for a new Healthy and Ready to Learn initiative launched last month by the national health advocacy group, the Children’s Health Fund.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Education, Featured, Health, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Bangladeshi families prep for controversial specialized high school exam
Posted on 20 October 2014.
Parkchester middle school children prep for the upcoming specialized high school exam at the private Khan’s Tutorial, even as the test’s future is up in the air.
Posted in Bronx Life, East Bronx, Education, Featured, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Cirque du Bronx
Posted on 15 October 2014.
The likes of Cirque du Soleil is bringing so-called social circus to the Bronx, a chance to learn the art and athletic precision of circus acts, and possibly get a job down the road.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Education, Featured, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Bronx charter students and parents rally in Manhattan against failing public schools
Posted on 03 October 2014.
Bronx charter school parents, teachers and students joined Manhattan pro-charter rally Oct. 2 calling for “Great Schools.” Public school parents greeted protesters with accusations that the rally’s funders were hedge fund tycoons.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Education, Featured, Politics0 Comments
Why are So Many Highbridge Students Unprepared for College?
Posted on 26 October 2012.
Only 13 percent of the neighborhood’s high school students are ready to go to college when they graduate.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Education, Featured, Southern Bronx0 Comments
From Weeds to a Healthy Harvest at Fordham
Posted on 25 October 2012.
A student transformed abandoned land at Fordham University into an on-campus farm, offering fresh organic vegetables to both Fordham students and residents in the Bronx.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Culture, Education, Food, Health, Multimedia, North Central Bronx, Slideshows, The Bronx Beat0 Comments
Raising The Age: One Step Towards Fixing The Juvenile Criminal System
Posted on 23 October 2012.
A campaign aimed at helping young offenders may be reaching a critical turning point
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, Education, Southern Bronx1 Comment