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Brooklyn high school named for 9/11 hero Capt. Vernon A. Richard expands, adds new career programs

Last week, Capt. Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety officially absorbed the High School for Civil Rights, an existing...

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Thousands of Brooklyn families desperate for help as afterschool programs lose state funding

With just weeks until the start of school, families in southern Brooklyn are scrambling to find free after-school options, after the state unceremoniously...

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Bronx nonprofit’s financial woes put day care, preschool programs at risk

The fate of child care for hundreds of children in the Bronx is in jeopardy after a nonprofit has gone months without paying...

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Handshake deal will leave gaps in NYC’s popular preschool programs: sources

A budget deal between Mayor Adams and the City Council is expected to leave tens of millions in cuts to preschool education programs —...

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NYC to restore $500 million to save 3-K, other education programs on the chopping block

Mayor Adams and the City Council are expected to restore $514 million in spending to save 3-K and other education programs previously funded...

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NYC to open nine new public schools with accelerated, career programs

New York City will open nine new public schools this fall in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, including accelerated and technical high school...

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Alabama passes bill prohibiting DEI programs, ‘divisive’ concepts

Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill aiming to bar diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs from public schools and universities, along with...

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NYC Council grills Chancellor Banks on plans to save expiring education programs

The New York City Council and advocates are pushing public school officials on their plans to keep new or expanded programs afloat after...