‘It was like a horror movie’ — Staff and students criticize charter network’s rigid education model
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“Teachers would physically go around and hold children in the position they’re supposed to be sitting in.”
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Queensborough College names Dr. Christine Mangino next president
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Mangino, the provost at Hostos, will become the QCC’s sixth president.
Read MoreOPINION: A Tale of two New York City budgets
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The CUNY community is bracing for a harsher version of an annual reality: severe budget cuts.
Read MoreNonprofit Talk: Fostering opportunities for children during a pandemic
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New York Edge, a Queens-based nonprofit, works to bridge the opportunity gap among underserved students.
Read MoreFoster youth fight for funding to boost mentorship and support program
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“Our coaches and tutors are essential to our survival.”
Read MoreQueens Public Library branches set to reopen next month
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The library system closed all 66 branches on March 16.
Read More‘We can turn toward’ — Communities must unite during this time of turmoil
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Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes is interim president of York College.
Read MoreCutting us to the bone is no way to run a university system
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“We are at the bone. There’s no more flesh.”
Read MoreOPINION: Adjusting our education system in a post-coronavirus world demands more funding
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“Implementing these changes requires more funding, not less of it.”
Read MoreThe coronavirus class: A first-generation college grad confronts a uniquely uncertain future
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“Generally, as a senior, you know everything is uncertain, and now you add a pandemic to it and everything is even more uncertain and you don’t know what’s to come, and it’s kind of scary.”
Read MoreBelated Arbor Day event honors Queens oldest living thing: a 400-year-old ‘giant’
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A lady doesn’t reveal her true age, and the giant has never officially been tested, but the tree — measured at 133.8 feet tall in 2000 — is a testament to the history of Queens that will likely outlive us all.
Read MoreQueens schools won’t reopen until at least June to prevent coronavirus spread
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The state will make a decision on in-person summer school by the end of the month.
Read MoreQueens Senator Stavisky calls for CUNY to cancel tuition hike
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“The COVID-19 pandemic has had multiple negative impacts on CUNY’s student body, exacerbating and magnifying inequalities that existed prior to the current pandemic.”
Read MoreFrom Ravenswood to Rockaway flocks, the Eagle brings you the birds of Queens
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With Queens residents stuck inside, nature has started to reclaim a bit of the borough. Just look to the sky.
Read MoreThree Far Rockaway schools now offer Kosher grab-and-go meals
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“We in essence knock down barriers to accessing nutritious diets.”
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