LIC resident to premier Multiple Sclerosis documentary on PBS
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The latest project from Emmy-award winning Jason DaSilva is premiering Feb. 23 on PBS, offering an in-depth look at the potential causes of Multiple Sclerosis.
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CUNY Law names new dean
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Sudha Setty will become the first person of South Asian descent to lead a CUNY.
Read MoreSchools chancellor meets with Queens parents
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Borough President Donovan Richards hosted the first Queens Parent Advisory Board meeting under the Adams administration Tuesday, with new Schools Chancellor David Banks on hand to offer insight into what's next for public schools.
Expand financial aid for Queens’ part-time students, report says
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The nonprofit says the decision could aid more than 20,000 students in Queens, many of whom have been shut out of other forms of financial aid.
LaGuardia Community College to launch offshore wind training
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"Building an inclusive offshore wind workforce will allow us to ensure that low-income communities of color and other communities that have been left behind in the past have a chance to lead the green economy of the future."
Read MoreSchools will fully reopen post-holiday, officials pledge
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“Our kids need to be in school.”
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Queens electeds call on DOE to reverse zone priority change
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“Queens is in desperate need of both more high school seats and transportation options.”
Read MoreCUNY adjuncts issue plea for respect and funding at Council hearing
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“There is absolutely no consideration for the people who are being trained by CUNY, that want to work at CUNY.”
Read MoreState settles equitable education suit
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"Every single New Yorker deserves a quality education to succeed in our state, and public schools are a vital component of that opportunity for our children's upward mobility."
Read MoreQueens officials slam mayor for ending gifted and talented program
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Elected officials in Queens decried the mayor’s decision to end G&T programs, saying the choice should have been made by the public and that instead of erasing the program in its entirety, it should have been amended.
Read MoreCUNY students, staff call for say in use of fed funding
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“Our federal stimulus funds should be utilized in the best interest of our institutions.”
Read MoreQueens Public Library ends late fees
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“Late fines tell people they do not belong, and that shutting them out is simply the cost of doing business.”
Read MoreOpinion: Invest in college students by doubling Pell Grants
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“Anyone who knows a Pell Grant recipient better understands the incalculable worth of the largest grant program offered by the Department of Education to undergraduate students.”
Read MoreQueens veteran makes leap from student to teacher at school for disabled students
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An Army veteran from Queens became the first person to make the switch from student to teacher at the Institute for Career Development's AbilITy Cisco Academy, which teaches disabled students how to make it in the tech world.
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