Topic: #chalkbeatnewyork

USA: As family homelessness climbs, calls grow louder for solving school attendance woes

Nine-year-old ‘Ameerah’ remembers when her commute to school was a five-minute walk. That was before her family left their Queens home in New York City for a shelter in another part of the borough.Read more

20-10-2023|Comment|author: chalkbeat national

New Brooklyn (NYC) high school aims to create social justice-focused design professionals

Design Works High School, opening this autumn in downtown Brooklyn, New York City, has a mission: to create socially conscious design professionals.Read more

09-08-2023|Comment|author: chalkbeat national

New York City is home to more than 11,000 homeless students

About one in 10 New York City public school students is experiencing homelessness, a rate that has remained stubbornly similar for several years. Read more

09-12-2020|Comment|author: Reema Gehi

During remote learning, parents became my co-teachers. Now I want to keep that partnership going.

The cloud of the global pandemic has left everyone scratching around for silver linings. But they are there if you take the time to look – just ask teacher Christina Armas.Read more

03-08-2020|Comment|author: Christina Armas