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Contributing to community

Students from Staten Island’s PS 50 and Gravesend’s PS 95 brightened the halls and patients’ lives at two local hospitals by donating their artwork as part of this year’s Art of Giving project.

Encouraging deep thinking

When I was in high school, my 10th-grade English teacher at Edward R. Murrow, Lou Frederick, changed the way I perceived the world. Frederick did this through a system called the “Deep Board,” which captivated our interests while doubling as a tool...

Paraprofessional Professional Development Day in District 5

Nearly every paraprofessional in District 5, Manhattan — 143 out of a total of 150 — turned out for their third annual Paraprofessional Professional Development Day on June 5.

36,000 miles and counting

Thanks to a dynamic physical education teacher and support from the nonprofit running organization New York Road Runners, the Mighty Milers of PS 164 have collectively run almost 36,000 miles since September.

Changes would strengthen schools, educators say

No one is more acutely aware of the need to change the admissions process to the city’s eight specialized high schools than the educators who work in them.

Staff’s know-how, quick thinking save Bronx para

Quick thinking and team work saved the life of Anthony English, a 62-year-old paraprofessional who collapsed while working in a prekindergarten class at P 10 at PS 304 in the Bronx.

Foundations pushed spread of charters

Four philanthropic foundations worked in concert to orchstrate the large growth in charter school networks, a new study has found.

Use summer to plan and prepare

Summer is a good time to plan and prepare for your retirement.

Queens staff’s motto: We can work it out

The Safe and Caring program at PS 88 in Ridgewood is helping foster social and emotional development in the students.

Noteworthy graduates: George Monasterio, chief architect, Grand Central Terminal

George Monasterio oversees the design, construction and aesthetics of Grand Central and Metro-North’s outlying stations — which makes him responsible for supervising everything from the erection of railroad overpasses to the blueprints of a new store...