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 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.
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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.
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Posted on 26 October 2012.
Only 13 percent of the neighborhood’s high school students are ready to go to college when they graduate.
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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.
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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
Posted on 23 October 2012.
Professor Naison believes the high rates of obesity among Bronx children may be caused in part by school policies that emphasize test prep over physical activity.
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Posted on 22 October 2012.
New York Police Department School Safety Division data reveals that 30 percent of the total arrests and 51 percent of the total summons were issued in the Bronx.
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Posted on 18 October 2012.
The New York City Housing Authority hopes to help close the city’s digital divide by bringing wired vans to nine housing projects and other neighborhoods in the Bronx.
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