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District 4 tenure celebration

It’s not often that newly tenured teachers are recognized for that achievement. District 4 decided to change that.

District 26 Scholarship Dinner Dance

More than 300 teachers, students and parents attended the ninth annual District 26 Scholarship Dinner Dance at the New Hyde Park Inn on May 21.

District 20 Scholarship Dinner Dance

UFT Assistant Treasurer Tom Brown was among the many honorees at the annual District 20 Scholarship Dinner Dance as some 250 guests looked on at the El Caribe Restaurant in Brooklyn on May 20.

‘The Lion King’ performed at PS 346, Brooklyn

It’s all “hakuna matata” — “no worries” — at PS 346 in Brooklyn, where a “pride” of around 50 students in grades 3 to 5 performed an abridged version of Disney’s hit musical “The Lion King” on May 29.

100th anniversary of PS 94 in Little Neck, Queens

Students, alumni and teachers both current and past celebrated the 100th anniversary of PS 94 in Little Neck, Queens, on May 29.

Frederick Douglass Academy park cleanup

The coaches and student athletes at Frederick Douglass Academy have been transforming Colonel Young Park, a filthy and forbidding park ithree blocks from their school, nto a clean and safe green space that the school's sports teams can use.

Drawing ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’

In the sixth annual Art of Giving event organized by Vice President for Elementary Schools Karen Alford, 5th-graders at PS 51 in Manhattan donated their artwork to brighten the hallways of the Henry J. Carter Hospital and Nursing Facility on June 8.

Vito Marcantonio Community Peace Garden opening at PS/MS 50, East Harlem

Many years in the making, a beautiful garden is lush with spring’s bounty at PS/MS 50, the Vito Marcantonio School, in East Harlem.

Big Apple Awards

Creativity, leadership and academic rigor were among the characteristics of the 12 winners of the third annual Big Apple Awards, which celebrate the work of public school teachers.

Elia named state education commissioner

MaryEllen Elia, who displayed a readiness to work with teachers and their union during her 10 years as school superintendent in Hillsborough County, Florida, was the unanimous choice of the state Board of Regents on May 26 to become New York State...