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2022

The 74 Million:

From Parents to Paras: Illinois Program Brings Professional Training to Families

amNY:

Exclusion of LGBTQ+ groups from Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade Leads to Dwindling Business, Low Turnout
“A Celebration of Life” Herald Square Plaza Art Installation Marks, Mental Health Awareness Month, Fountain House Anniversary
Lost in Numbers: As NYC Educators Look to Overcome Dyslexia, Some Wonder What Will Be Done To Help Those With The Math Disability, Dyscalculia
‘Bittersweet’ Christmas for NYC Schools Who Receive Low Funding Boost to Help Educate Homeless Students

BK Reader:
Advocates Say Brooklyn’s Community Education Council Election Needs an Audit, Citing Foul Play, Tech Problems. 
Inhale, Exhale: Mandatory Mindful Breathing is Coming to Public Schools This Fall.
The Society of Old Brooklynites Elect Crown Heights’ Dr. Frederick Monderson as New President.
Downtown Brooklyn Church Relaunches Parents’ Ministry, as Cost of Living Escalates.
New City Council Bill to Study Feasibility of Reimbursing Parents for Private Education 
“By Vets, For Vets”: A New Parade Celebrates Veterans on Eastern Parkway
Here’s What Brooklyn Voters Need to Know Tomorrow’s Election
The Votes Are In: Incumbents Ride a Blue Wave to the Finish Line

Three New Charter Schools to Open in Brooklyn Following Charter Cap Lift
NYC Doesn’t Have the Budget for Crossing Guards at PS 958,  So Parents are Volunteering

Brooklyn Paper:

Problems Plague Elections for DOE’s Important Panel for Education Policy
Brooklyn Mental Health Advocates, Pols Push to Change “Ill-Conceived” Involuntary Hospitalization Policy
Bay Ridge to Get New High School Amid Overcrowding
UFT, Parents Sue Department of Education Over Success Academy Co-Location Plan in Sheepshead Bay
“An Advocate for Music Education” Singer-Songwriter Tracy Bonham Works to Teach, Save Music at Brooklyn Preschool
Local Educators, Parents in Dismay After City Slashes Crossing Guard Budget
Judge Tosses UFT Lawsuit Allows Success Academy Charter Schools to Co-Locate in Brooklyn and Queens Public Schools
Faced With Tight School Budgets, Brooklyn Parents and Educators Turn to GoFundMe for Support

City & State NY:
Rosie Perez and cat-loving influencer Jackson Galaxy join Brooklyn electeds in effort to reduce the borough’s feral cat population

NYN Media:
Brooklyn Nonprofit Marks 10 Years of Teaching Young Men How to Dress Well 
Helping Kids Post-COVID-19: A Q&A With Partnership With Children’s New CEO Wesner Pierre
Hudson Valley Nonprofits Partner on Job Opportunities for People With Disabilities

Teen Vogue:
What Does Biden’s Title IX Proposal Mean for Trans Youth Athletes?

Women’s Media Center:

Most Teachers Are Women. Why Are There So Few Women Superintendents?
New Study Shows Impact of Abortion Restrictions on Access 

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