2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (171+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Hochul, Mamdani and Samuels launch city’s first free 2-K on first day of school MANHATTAN — GOV. KATHY HOCHUL joined New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels in Upper Manhattan on the opening day…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (825+ words) On back-to-school night in 2005, I eagerly entered my youngest child’s first grade classroom. The walls were festooned with brightly colored responses to the prompt: “Draw something you remember.” I scanned for my son’s picture and was shocked when I encountered…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (255+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn Org launches new initiative, names Dr. Christina Greer first visiting scholar BOROUGHWIDE — PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION BROOKLYN Org announced the launch of its new visiting scholar program, designed to further research, inform policy and philanthropy, and engage the organization’s…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (421+ words) GRAVESEND — A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the John Dewey Middle School Annex was held at 106 Avenue X, Sept. 8. The building is a new three-story, 553-seat intermediate school in District 21 and will serve students in grades six through eight....

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1013+ words) With just two days until the start of the new school year and a preschool payment crisis still simmering, Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday named a new leader for the beleaguered office in charge of executing his ambitious childcare agenda....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (146+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Annual Back to School Party on Montague Street this Sunday BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — THE ANNUAL Back-to-School Party returns to a car-free Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights this Sunday. A final goodbye to summer, the event (best for kids ages…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1305+ words) When in-person schooling resumed after the Covid pandemic, Ned Campbell went “all in” on educational technology. He had his high schoolers use their Chromebooks every day to fill out interactive worksheets, visit informational websites, and watch videos about history and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (772+ words) Parents pushing back against technology in the classroom have so far directed their anger toward major corporations like Google and Curriculum Associates, the company behind the widely used i-Ready platform. But the “techlash” took a turn last week when seven…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (218+ words) brooklyneagle.com Community Board 18 hosts Back to School giveaway BERGEN BEACH — RESIDENTS WITHIN COMMUNITY Board 18’s jurisdiction can visit1097 Bergen Ave. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for free resources, school supplies, backpacks and more. Children must be…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (462+ words) DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The Kings County Courts Izetta Johnson Internship Empowerment Program graduated another class, adding to the more than 1,500 interns that have come through the Kings County Courts over more than 30 years. The ceremony was held for approximately 50 high school…...