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Students
Against Suicide
By
Hope Glassberg (more)
Parents
Respond to Suicide:
The Jed Foundation Tries to Save Lives
By Pola Rosen, Ed.D. (more)
Suicide
Prevention On College Campuses
By Molly Wallace (more)
A
Wilderness Camp Helps Heal
By
Pola Rosen, Ed.d. (more)
Resources
for Parents & Students (more)
Bank
Street Conference at Museum of Natural History By
Deborah Young
Education’s place and potential in a democracy is an assumption
that needs frequent revisiting, agreed speakers Deborah Meier,
Dr. Carl Glickman and conference moderator Richard Rothstein,
during an exchange of ideas at a recent Bank Street College conference
held at the American Museum of Natural History. (more)
Bard
HS Early College Moves to Lower East Side
Beginning
in September 2002, Bard High School Early College, which opened
this year in shared space in Brooklyn, will have a place of its
own. The school is moving to 454 East Houston St., currently the
site of PS 97, which is closing because of low enrollment and
low scores. Currently, there are 300 students in the High School
and enrollment will grow to 500 in September. (more)
Bloomberg
and Soros Announce Plan to Fund After-School Programs
Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg, joined by George Soros at PS 130 in the
Bronx, announced recently that the City and the Open Society Institute
(OSI) will devote over $30 million to support after-school programs
during the 2002-2003 school year. (more)
From
Coney Island to Paris to Miami:
An Assistant Principal Shares Her Views By
Lynn K. Robbins
Ruby K. Payne states in A Framework for Understanding Poverty,
“An individual brings with him/her the hidden rules of the
class in which he/she was raised.” (more)
How
The Constitution Works for Students By
Ari McKenna
In
a sparsely furnished courtroom in Manhattan recently, students
from IS 89 had the opportunity to mock-try a Supreme Court Case
on National Security vs. The First Amendment. (more)
Dr.
Joyce Coppin Honored By
Alfred Posamentier, Ph.D.
As a part of the celebration on April 3, 2002 in Vienna, Austria
to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the very fruitful cooperation
program between the Austrian school system, the New York City
Board of Education and the City University of New York, the Minister
of Education, Elisabeth Gehrer bestowed upon Dr. Joyce Coppin,
Supervising Superintendent, New York City Board of Education,
the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art (first class).
(more)
Events
at Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, NY Botanical Garden, Bronx
(more)
Inside
the Superintendent’s Office: Betty Rosa
By
Marylena Mantas
Classical music echoes through the hallways of IS 101, an intermediate
school in Community School District 8 in the Bronx.
(more)
Lexington
School for the Deaf Honors Ralph Lauren
The
students and board members of The Lexington School/Center for
the Deaf recently honored Ralph and Ricky Lauren at a gala event
celebrating the opening of the school’s new state-of-the-art Ralph
and Ricky Lauren Center for the Performing Arts. (more)
Mentoring
USA Holds Appreciation Reception By
Ari McKenna
This
year’s Appreciation Reception for Mentoring USA’s volunteers and
devotees, which took place at the headquarters of the New York
City Police Department recently, became a ceremony of gratitude
to the very kids that the volunteers are helping.
(more)
NASA’s
Education Programs for High School Students By
frank Scalzo, Ph.D.
NASA’s Educational Programs provide support for systemic improvement,
teacher preparation/enhancement, curriculum support and dissemination,
student support, educational technology and research and development.
(more)
New
Middle School at Marymount By
Sybil Maimin
Students in the fourth through seventh grades at the Marymount
School are moving into bright new quarters in the fall.
(more)
Paige
Discusses After-School Programs (Exclusive
to Education Update)
By
Tom Kertes
President George W. Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” initiative
has a quartet of major components: accountability for results;
flexibility and local control; expanded parental options and doing
what works in the classroom. (more)
Private
or Public Education? By
Christina perpignano and Zaher Karp
Recently on WNYC radio, Brian Lehrer featured a panel of authors
and consultants discussing the choices that a parent must go through
when caught between the accessibility of the public school system
and the exclusivity of the private schools of New York. (more)
Ramaz
Lower School By
Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
Established
65 years ago, the Ramaz Lower School is a modern, orthodox Jewish
day school that was originally built for the community and has
continued with that vision. (more)
Schools
Provide ‘Oasis of Stability’ to Homeless Children
Reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Act Expected to Have
Positive Results for Children in Temporary Housing By Marylena
Mantas
Seven months ago, Kerryann Heron, was evicted from her apartment
in Brooklyn after her roommate ceased paying her share of the
rent. Financially unable to sustain that apartment, Heron, a 27-year-old
single mother of two boys, gathered her belongings and went to
the Emergency Assistance Unit (EAU) in the Bronx to seek placement
in a shelter. (more)
“Start
Something” & Tiger Woods Fulfill Kids’ Dreams By
Tom Kertes
“Start Something”, an educational program born out of the
cooperation between the Tiger Woods Foundation and Target Corporation,
encourages kids between the ages of 8 and 17 to identify a specific
personal desire or goal and begin taking actual and specific steps
toward achieving their dreams. (more)
Summer
Travel & Education: Heritage Seminars By
Ricki Berkowitz
Since the shocking horrors were brought to an end over half
a century ago, memories of the Holocaust have become a substantial
component of Jewish identity for three generations. (more)
Warning
Signs of Depression and Suicide
By
Matilda R. Cuomo & Margaret I. Cuomo Maier, M.D.
The
three pillars of support for children are the home, the school
and the community. When one of these supports is inadequate or
even missing, the child suffers. (more)
Who’s
Minding the Schools? By
Jill Levy
By
the time we go to press, elected officials will have hammered
out the details of the NYC school governance legislation.
(more)
Bank
Street to Participate in Carnegie Corporation of New York’s
Initiative,
Teachers for a New Era
Bank Street College of Education has been selected to submit a
proposal to participate in a Carnegie Corporation of New York
landmark initiative, Teachers for a New Era.
(more)
Education
Dean Jerrold Ross Hits All the Right Notes By
Joan Baum, Ph.D.
If
music be not only the food of love, as Duke Orsino proclaims in
Twelfth Night, but also the sustenance of culture and civilization,
as Dr. Jerrold Ross believes, then we must all “play on.” (more)
Robert
Lee Colvin Moves to Hechinger Institute at Teachers College
Robert
Lee Colvin an award-winning education writer of the Los Angeles
Times will become the new deputy director of the Hechinger
Institute on Education and the Media at Teachers College, Columbia
University this summer. (more)
MCC
Awards College Scholarships
Three
students from Talent Unlimited High School recently received college
scholarships from the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, based on
essays delineating their plans for rebuilding the site of the
World Trade Center. (more)
Talking
with Pioneer Dr. Ira Black About Parkinson’s Disease By
Joan Baum
It’s hard to believe that this internationally known clinical
neurologist and neuroscientist, at the cutting edge of research,
wasn’t thinking of medicine when he was in college. (more)
Choices:
Perspectives of a Patient With Parkinson’s Disease By
HARVEY K. FRIEDLAND, J.D., B.E.E.
It started with a twitch in one of my fingers. It pulsated
then quickly abated. For reasons then beyond my comprehension,
it started again. (more)
Risky
Teen Behavior By
Richard Frances, M.D.
Early
detection and treatment of major psychiatric disorders that afflict
young people, including addiction, depression, bipolar disorder,
anxiety disorder, attention deficit disorder, and schizophrenia
can be the best way to prevent the serious consequences of mental
illness, including suicide. (more)
Depression
in Teenagers By
Glenn S. Hirsch, M.D.
Adolescence and the beginning of adulthood is a developmental
phase burdened with stressful events: high school, starting college,
pursuing career goals, forming relationships with friends and
significant others, coping with changing family roles. (more)
From
the Superintendent’s Seat
Building
Self Esteem Is Important For All Children
By Dr. Carole G. Hankin with Randi T. Sachs
By
age nine or 10, children begin to take more notice if a classmate
looks, acts, or dresses differently. (more)
About
Children and Depression By
Lorraine McCune, Ph.D.
Every
moment of infant and childhood happiness is precious. As the adults
in charge, parents or professionals, we hold the possibility of
children’s happiness, sadness, or depression in our power. (more)
Keep
Your Child’s Mind Fresh During the Hot Summer Months
A
study conducted a few years ago found that over the summer vacation,
children can lose a quarter of their reading and math skills.
(more)
A
Memoir of Michael J. Fox By
Joan Baum (more)
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Bookstore's Recommendations (more)
Night
Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide By
Merri Rosenberg (more)
Shakespeare
Program at LI Elementary School
Since
the 1999-2000 school year The Shubert Elementary School has been
engaged in an innovative after school theatre program. (more)
Music
in Berlin
Few
cities can compete with this city’s musical quality and variety.
By
Irving Spitz
With three active functioning opera companies, in addition to
several symphony orchestras, including the venerable Berlin Philharmonic,
Berlin’s rich choice of musical offerings can easily overwhelm
the casual visitor. (more)
Inclusion
Program at Francis Lewis HS By
Dave Coddington
Our Inclusion Program at Francis Lewis High School in Queens
has been an ever-changing work in progress. (more)
Heiskell
Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
(more)
Special
Ed Student Benefits from Inclusion By
Mike Cohen
Alex’s eyes were darting side to side looking for a student
on the other team to challenge with a fast throw.
(more)
Building
Fields, Building Character By
Tom Kertes
The crumbling athletic fields of New York City Public High
Schools haven’t had public funding in 25 years. (more)
Innovative Use of Cable in the Classroom Award to Time Warner
Cable
Time
Warner Cable of New York City was presented with a 2001 Gilbert
Award for Community Service for Innovative Use of Cable in the
Classroom by a New York Educator in a statewide competition that
recognizes outstanding community service programs conducted by
cable television companies in New York. (more)
Elizabeth
Rohatyn Brings Technology to Schools By
Tom Kertes
Eight years ago, in response to a growing concern that students
in affluent schools had greater access to technology than those
in less affluent neighborhoods, Elizabeth Rohatyn, along with
a group of former teachers, founded Teaching Matters, a nonprofit
organization devoted to promoting excellence in teaching and learning
through the use of technology in the classroom. (more)
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