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Tag: SHSAT

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Southern Brooklyn pol condemns ‘false’ email about her stance on the SHSAT

December 10 | Meaghan McGoldrick

Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus wants to clarify that her views on the controversial...

The SHSAT isn’t the problem, reading is | Opinion

November 11 | Colette Coleman

I’m a woman of color, and I do well on tests...

To increase diversity at specialized high schools, City Council greenlights new task force

November 4 | Meaghan McGoldrick

The City Council has authorized the creation of a task force to...

Families of children enrolled in specialized high schools protest the elimination of the SHSAT. Eagle file photo by Mary Frost

30K students will take the SHSAT this weekend. Here’s where the push to eliminate the exam stands.

October 24 | Meaghan McGoldrick

This weekend, more than 30,000 New York City students are expected...

Families frustrated (again) with online portal for applying to schools

October 22 | Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat NY

“Families frustrated (again) with online portal for applying to schools”...

The sponsor of de Blasio’s controversial SHSAT bill is backing a new strategy

October 2 | Reema Amin, Chalkbeat NY

“The sponsor of de Blasio’s controversial SHSAT bill is backing...

Schools chancellor stands by opposition to SHSAT

September 27 | Meaghan McGoldrick

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza doubled down on his commitment to scrapping the...

The first meeting of the newly formed South Brooklyn Coalition for Quality Education drew a large crowd. A parent signs his name to a sign-in sheet. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

As mayor pulls back from SHSAT plan, Brooklyn pols call for gifted program expansion

September 26 | Paula Katinas and Meaghan McGoldrick

The news that Mayor Bill de Blasio is suddenly open to the...

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Click the link in the bio to read our conversation Click the link in the bio to read our conversation with a local vet on wether dogs can carry the #coronavirus on their fur, if humans can get the illness from their pooches and what tips they should follow when walking their canines on the street. Shown: David Weeks with his dog Milo on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
Most New Yorkers have to go shopping outside their Most New Yorkers have to go shopping outside their home for food and groceries during #coronavirus pandemic, taking the chance of contaminating themselves, their families and their apartments. The National Institute of Health says coronavirus can live on cardboard for an hour, and on plastic or metal surfaces for three days, so care needs to be taken to disinfect groceries and takeout. Some Brooklyn residents have shared with us their methods for disinfecting their groceries and food deliveries. Click the link in the bio to read what they had to say. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle
Fashion designer Helena Eisenhart (shown) is part Fashion designer Helena Eisenhart (shown) is part of a legion of Brooklyn residents who are scrounging cotton fabric from t-shirts and scraps to be cut, measured and sewn into face masks for delivery and healthcare workers as the coronavirus tears through New York. Read more at the link in the bio.
“Crossing the empty overpass truly opened my eye “Crossing the empty overpass truly opened my eyes to the severity of the situation at hand. It was eerily empty, no longer teeming with selfie-taking tourists,” writes our reporter about his experience running across a nearly vacant Brooklyn Bridge. Read the full piece at the link in the bio. #coronavirus #brooklynbridge #brooklyn Photos: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle
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