Education

Kids stuck in schools they didn't choose

After watching most of their classmates win admission to high school in late March, these students applied a second time, only to end up with none of their selections.

Came to U.S. alone, now heading to Harvard

Kids stuck in schools they didn't choose

Court: Keep religious services out of public schools

Council's top focus: Keeping teachers

Foster child prospers in two-fer degree program

Bronx's PS 73 burglarized again

Principal can't spell, but wants support

Lawsuit may prevent charter schools from opening

Street named after beloved principal

Parents: Schools trying to bully us

Educators busted for ethnic jokes

Schools

Court: Keep religious services out of public schools

In a case involving a Bronx school and an evangelical group, a Manhattan court lifted a ban that stopped the city from booting "worship services" out of public schools.

Education Highlights

New charter school flunks in first year

The state is shutting down Kingsbridge Innovative Design Charter School for financial mismanagement and leadership concerns, making it ...

Last-ditch effort to save Rice H.S.

With Rice High School's final graduation set for Friday night at St. Patrick's Cathedral, parents are pulling out the stops to keep the...

Parents protest NAACP's involvement in school closure lawsuit

Parents rallied in Harlem Thursday to blast the NAACP's involvement in a lawsuit to halt the closure of failing schools and expansion o...

City to save $ by increasing class size

The city plans to save money by increasing class sizes for special education kids, outraging parents and educators who say students wi...

After 73 years, it's goodbye, Rice H.S.

It's the final graduation for Harlem's Rice High School - and valedictorian Bristol Cole Francis wants his speech to hit the right note...

Fears over the fate of local gifted program

A prestigious program for the city's brightest students may be placed in a Bayside elementary school - to the dismay of some parents....

Even lunch can teach lesson

Students at East Harlem School used to dine on reheated veggie nuggets and peas swimming in mayonnaise. Now, the middle school's 130 st...

Sunny disposition for high schools going solar

Two Bronx high schools are among five buildings picked by Mayor Bloomberg to host rooftop solar panels....

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Baruch College Newsies

The Newsies! are the first high school journalism competition for New York City students. The awards, funded by the McCormick Foundation and produced by the NYC High School Journalism Collaborative at Baruch College are designed to inspire and invigorate high school journalism throughout the city.
More than 120 entries from more than 115 student journalists at 11 public schools were submitted. Judges included journalists from major publications including Daily News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated and the website Daily Candy.