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A map of our neighborhood

To align with our social studies lesson on maps and directions, my students and I created a map of our neighborhood.

Trump budget a ‘nightmare’ for education

President Donald Trump on March 16 took the first step to make good on his campaign promise to shift federal tax dollars from traditional public schools to a “choice” program that promotes charters, private and religious schools.

Anti-union climate boosts ‘right-to-work’ efforts

It took 73 years for the first 26 states to adopt anti-union “right-to-work” laws, and just 37 days of the Trump administration for numbers 27 and 28 to come on board.

Portraits of activism

For 8th-graders at the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in Forest Hills, lessons in writing, art and social studies have come together in a published book of 25 interviews and portraits of social activists in New York City.

Teachers Assigned Newsletter - April 2017

Information on our Teachers Assigned Meet-and-Greet, extreme weather protocol, the constitutional convention, the Open Market Transfer Plan period and more.

Manhattan Parent Newsletter - March 30, 2017

This is the March 30 issue of the Manhattan parent newsletter.

New testing accommodations for multiple day administration and NYSESLAT

Schools are no longer required to request prior approval from the State Education Department to administer state assessments over multiple days. And beginning with the 2017 test administration, students with disabilities who have the “tests read”...

Speech Improvement Chapter Newsletter - March 2017

Good news on CTLE and CEU requirements, per session hours for speech teachers, differentials for teachers with speech-language pathology licenses, IEP-mandated services: protections for speech therapy, appropriate uses of your new Chromebooks...

Brooklyn Parent Newsletter - March 24, 2017

This is the March 24 issue of the Brooklyn parent newsletter.

Staten Island Parent Newsletter - March 24, 2017

This is the March 24 issue of the Staten Island parent newsletter.