Teacher uses hip hop to motivate students
At a fifth-grade dance at PS 72 in Throgs Neck, Randy Mason stood quietly at the back of the cafeteria and watched as the bright lights flickered and kids jumped…
Bronx students practice mindfulness
Students practice breathing exercises, sound therapy and positive affirmations to channel their thoughts and emotions in these difficult times. Adriel Cruz, 12, sat in a busy classroom one afternoon with…
South Bronx students find their voice through journalism
In the South Bronx, some student journalists are reporting on everything from school sports to video games to the real meaning of Thanksgiving, and they’re learning how to shoot and…
Fund helps Bronx scholars shine
Before COVID, Jaleesa Lopez, a Bronx resident and mother of two, was spending over 50% of her salary on rent. Even with the occasional influx of welfare and unemployment assistance,…
Money coming for Bronx school tech, cultural organizations
Schools and cultural institutions across the Bronx are starting to receive news of their piece of the borough’s $24.6 million capital budget for fiscal year 2023. Borough President Vanessa Gibson…
New DREAM charter school opens on Bruckner
Hundreds of DREAM families and neighborhood residents celebrated with excitement and optimism the opening of its new 188,000 square-foot charter school that will serve 1,400 pre-K to 12th grade students…
Schools celebrate first week of class, while uncertainties remain
The school year opened like a party at PS 5 in Port Morris. The school entrance was festooned with colorful balloons as teachers cheerfully welcomed students and their parents for…
Applications available until July 24 for college scholarship for Bronx high school seniors who live in NYCHA
High School seniors who live in Bronx NYCHA complexes will be eligible to get up to $1000 per year over the course of a four-year undergraduate program. Assemblywoman Chantel Jackson…