ByJanna McPartland and Diana Escamilla NOV 29, 2023 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. The complex Read More …
By: Julian Shen-Berro Myrna Mangual, a parent coordinator at P.S. 35 in the Bronx, hears from at least 10 parents a week who are confused about how to access pandemic food benefits. The benefits — known as the Pandemic Electronic Read More …
OPEN Host Daren Jaime sits down with the Program Director of WHEDco, Nicole Jennings, and the Academic Program Director at New York Junior Tennis & Learning, Raiyan Nafee who talks about how the organizations are helping students and their families Read More …
By: Doug Williams NEW YORK – November can be a stressful month for eighth graders in New York City public schools as they prepare to apply to high schools. Some students in the Bronx and Brooklyn are taking steps to make informed decisions Read More …
Two organizations are helping students relax this summer after a long school year by bringing therapy dogs to their summer camp. Sunshine and Bernie are two pups from the nonprofit organization A Fair Shake For Youth, which helps kids build Read More …
BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Bronx summer camp is helping kids learn emotional intelligence thanks to some special therapists — therapy dogs. “If you are nervous about the day, how it’s been. If it is like a test, and it’s Read More …
The Bronx Music Heritage Center (BMHC) will present a series of music performances, a film screening and moderated conversations exploring the many Congolese influences in Caribbean music and dance this summer. The programming will be presented across three events in Read More …