HPAC helps rings in new school year
This year the fair emphasized early education, a decision made after extensive research in the community, said HPAC’s executive director.
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Public benches to be installed on Hunts Point’s industrial waterfront
Hunts Point’s waterfront will soon be home to a new public design project aimed at
Hyde Charter School class makes school history
100 percent of school’s graduates head to college The inaugural kindergarten class of the Hyde
For local music teacher, the awards keep coming
Earlier this month the New York City Council recognized PS 48’s Grammy-winning music teacher with a special proclamation for her contributions to Hunts Point youth.
Bronx Doc Center students take home national prizes
This month, five local students from the Bronx Junior Photo League received Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a prestigious national competition founded in 1923 by the Alliance for Artists and Writers and judged by a panel of renown visual and literary artists.
Hunts Point library will close for 18 months
Library officials estimate that renovations to the landmarked building will take 18 months and cost $20 million.
Melrose students join national walkout
South Bronx Community Charter High School students honor the national school walkout to end gun violence.
Residents rally against school merger
“We’ve been told a merger is different than a closure because students and teachers will have a school to go to,” said one teacher. “However, Rucker will be no more. Where do our public schools go? They’re relocated permanently, and they’re forgotten.”
Local officials want more diversity in specialized high schools
Local officials, feeling that the city isn’t doing enough to help black and Hispanic students with SHSAT admissions, are challenging the DOE to make changes to the test process.