Scott Reisinger will be presiding over his last graduation at Trevor Day School at the end of the current academic area as he heads to retirement, capping a 42 year career. Photo: Courtesy Trevor Day School Scott Reisinger Wraps Up Long Education Career...and He’ll Probably Shed a Few Tears Scott Reisinger has always shed tears during every graduation ceremony in his over four decades as an educator. However, for... People 02 Mar 2023 | 03:41
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
The Academy of St. Paul & St. Ann is scheduled to close at the end of this academic year. Photo: Kay Bontempo Academy of St. Paul & St. Ann among 12 NYC Catholic Schools to Close The Academy of St. Paul & St. Ann in East Harlem is one of five Manhattan based Catholic schools and 12 Catholic schools... News 17 Feb 2023 | 12:22
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
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer welcomes students back to school. Photo: Office of the Borough President Brewer: Offer Families a Remote Learning Option Fully reopening our schools is critical for our city to heal from the collective trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although... News 13 Sep 2021 | 03:35
Author Leah Foreman snaps a selfie as she walks through the East Village donning a blue surgical face mask in February 2021. A Bittersweet Return to School For the first time in over a year and a half, on Thursday, September 2, New York University will resume in-person classes.... Voices 01 Sep 2021 | 01:03
