South Bronx students shine at K-12 STEAM fair
Daylong event at Mother Hale highlights some 60 experiments, workshops, and artwork by students from South Bronx schools. Last summer’s hazardous wildfire smoke from Canada gave two Bronx sixth graders…
Hostos launches new academic advisement center
After years of planning, Hostos Community College’s new Academic Advisement Center for students officially opened late last month. The center, with offices inside a new, 26-story affordable housing building adjacent…
Back to pen and paper in an outdated Mott Haven school building
Carts of unused Macbook Air computers and Chromebooks sit in a quiet classroom corner at a K-12 public school in Mott Haven while the teacher and students use pen and…
The power of my Brother’s Keeper and My Sister’s Keeper
Almost 10 years after President Barack Obama started My Brother’s Keeper to address issues facing young men of color in poverty or without father figures, the organization now includes young…
After-school program preps Bronx eighth graders for high school success
Most middle schoolers worry about making new friends and remembering their locker combination. But New York City’s eighth graders are faced with another challenge: getting into a competitive high school.
Fat Joe draws attention to teen center at Mott Haven Library
Hip Hop artist Fat Joe was a surprise visitor to the Mott Haven Library’s new teen center last week, drawing attention to its recording studio for teens to create and…
CUNY teacher education program aims to boost tech equity
Students attending an evening class at the City University of New York attempt to persuade the artificial intelligence site chatGPT to debate with them on important issues in education. By…