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A Swinging Time at P.S. 75

Hadas Goshen December 2, 2011, 4:19 p.m.

Music was thumping and ropes were whizzing across the gymnasium of Public School 75 Emily Dickinson on Friday morning, where champion double dutch jump-rope teams from Japan performed to honor the school’s latest health and exercise initiatives.

Jane Addams H.S. Students Fear They Lack Credits to Graduate

Anna M. Phillips and Hadas Goshen December 1, 2011, 4:03 p.m.

The chances that a student at the Jane Addams High School for Academic Careers would cross the finish line to graduation in four years were already poor, but seniors said they have now been told of a new obstacle: a credit problem that could cost some of them their diplomas in June.

Mentors and Students Go on a Hunt

Hadas Goshen November 5, 2011, 10:00 a.m.

Students from the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation met on Friday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a scavenger hunt with their mentors from the private sector in a program organized by PENCIL.

Before the Marathon, Students Run in Central Park

Hadas Goshen November 3, 2011, 4:48 p.m.

A few days before the New York City Marathon, 1,000 young people took part in a run in Central Park. Some of their teachers said training for the run served as physical education for their schools.

Students and Teachers Are Furious Over High School Scheduling Mess

Anna M. Phillips and Hadas GoshenOctober 28, 2011, 6:48 p.m.

Administrators met with parents and teachers at Long Island City High School on Friday to try to address frustrations over a problem that left many students with entirely new schedules, two months into the school year.

At High School Fairs, Many Choices and a Few Worries

Hadas Goshen and Chelsia Rose Marcius October 24, 2011, 10:57 p.m.

Middle school students in New York City had another opportunity over the weekend to look over the city’s high schools, this time at borough high school fairs, to try to narrow down the choices for their application ballots. SchoolBook asked students (and parents and teachers) at the fair how the search had gone so far, and for advice to give to others.

Parents Speak Out Against a Charter Proposed for Brooklyn

Hadas GoshenOctober 14, 2011, 2:28 p.m.

Parents and members of the Community Education Council District 15 met to discuss a charter school proposed for Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, that would be housed in the same building used by Math and Science Exploratory School 447 and students of the Brooklyn High School for the Arts.

How We Got Here: Countdown to the Layoffs

Hadas Goshen and Claire LambrechtOctober 7, 2011, 1:53 p.m.

Parent and community coordinators, family workers and school aides are expected to lose their jobs on Friday, in the largest layoff at a single agency since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took office in 2002. Here are the decisions and events that brought the city to this moment.

From Poetry and Hip-Hop to Literacy and College

Hadas Goshen October 3, 2011, 4:28 p.m.

A week-long conference at New York University includes a series of workshops celebrating the use of spoken word poetry and Hip Hop as a means to educate and advocate for young people, by young people.

Chelsea Clinton Pays a Visit to a Healthy School

Hadas GoshenSeptember 23, 2011, 6:14 p.m.

Chelsea Clinton, the former president’s daughter, visited Suydam Public School 123 in Brooklyn to recognize their efforts in promoting a healthy lifestyle and fighting child obesity. It was also the school’s 110th

At Crowded High Schools, Students Learn to Cope. And Some Even Like It.

Claire Lambrecht and Hadas Goshen September 23, 2011, 7:23 a.m.

Students at Herbert H. Lehman High School in the Bronx and at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Queens, both overcrowded schools, said they had to get to class early to make sure they found a seat; hallways were so packed that it was sometimes difficult to get to class on time; and physical education classes could be large. In interviews outside of their schools on Thursday, here is what the students said life was like in their schools — both the good and the bad.

Art Sprouts Up At a School Construction Site

Hadas GoshenSeptember 15, 2011, 6:33 p.m.

A construction site was turned into a lush landscape today when a visiting artist and students unveiled an outdoor art exhibit on East 57th Street, in anticipation of the arrival next year of the High School of Art and Design.

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From Local Artists, Help for Japan

By HADAS GOSHEN, 20 Cooper Square

A group of local Japanese artists have designed a logo – emblazoned with the words “Love Save Japan” – to draw attention to the crisis in Japan and which has already helped raise thousands of dollars for the relief effort.

5 Questions With | Moishe Perl

By HADAS GOSHEN, 20 Cooper Square

During Passover – when eating bread and other leavened products is prohibited – what’s a Jewish baker to do? Five questions with Moishe Perl.

April 7, 2011, 1:00 PM

Conversation | Fanning the Flames

By HADAS GOSHEN, 20 Cooper Square

Pondering the place of civility on the Internet.

March 23, 2011, 12:00 PM

Doggie Dental

By HADAS GOSHEN, 20 Cooper Square

A video of the dental services for animals provided at St. Marks Veterinary Hospital.

March 18, 2011, 10:00 AM

A Pollution Concern from Heating Oils

By HADAS GOSHEN, 20 Cooper Square

Last month’s expanded smoking ban may have irritated city dwellers, but environmentalists say that another pollutant continues to fill the air: the soot from the 9,000 buildings in Manhattan that use No. 4 and 6 heating oil.

April 19, 2011, 2:00 PM

East Village Teachers, Admins Stay Cool

By HADAS GOSHEN, 20 Cooper Square

East Village teachers stay calm in the face of threatened layoffs as they await the outcome of attempts to amend “first in, last out” legislation which may affect some local schools disproportionately.

February 14, 2011, 12:00 PM

For Couples, The Gift of Conversation

By HADAS GOSHEN, 20 Cooper Square

For some couples, Valentine’s Day provides a chance for them to demonstrate their affection through therapy and counseling sessions.

February 3, 2011, 2:30 PM

As Birds Return, Collisions A Concern

By HADAS GOSHEN, 20 Cooper Square

With an uptick in sightings of red-tailed hawks in the East Village, conservationists are concerned about the dangers posed by manmade perils such as birds colliding with buildings.

March 18, 2011, 10:00 AM

A Pollution Concern from Heating Oils

By HADAS GOSHEN, 20 Cooper Square