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DePaul Catholic Spartans’ wide receivers lead team to season to remember
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Now it’s time to meet our athlete of the week. These high school seniors—wide receivers De’zie Jones and Elijah Burress — are already on the path to the NFL. They are leading the DePaul Catholic Spartans on a season to remember. PIX11 Sports reporter Perry Sook caught up with the boys […]
Iona Prep storms back for a 35-27 road win against Cardinal Hayes
It's a short week for many teams in the region with Yom Kippur spreading the schedule over multiple days. Along with the best two AA programs in the CHSFL this season going head-to-head - Iona Prep and Cardinal Hayes – we get three games between teams ranked in the lohud top 10 – North Rockland and Scarsdale, Somers and Harrison and Mahopac and Yorktown. We'll be providing updates each day. ...
Harvard, other top universities colluded to inflate tuition for students of divorced parents, suit claims
Dozens of elite universities — including Harvard, Columbia and New York University — allegedly colluded in a price-fixing scheme that has increased the cost of tuition for students with divorced or separated parents, according to a federal lawsuit. The proposed class-action lawsuit – filed by a Boston University student and Cornell University alum – targets the College Board, the nonprofit which developed the financial aid methodology that the 40 major schools, also named in the complaint, allegedly use. According to the lawsuit, the College Board conspired with the schools to craft a policy that would take into account the financials and...
Middle school application timeline pushed back due to technical difficulties
NEW YORK (PIX11) – If you experienced issues with the middle school admission application on Wednesday, you’re not alone. New York City Public Schools have moved the application date for middle schools to the week of Oct. 15, following technical difficulties on Wednesday. According to a social media post from NYC Public Schools, many parents […]
Delaware State launches first HBCU High School in New York
Delaware State University and the state of New York are making history by opening the first-ever HBCU Early College Prep High School. The school is set to open next fall in Southeast Queens. This revolutionary school will provide students with an educational experience that highlights the heritage and traditions of HBCUs. This innovative initiative comes […] The post Delaware State launches first HBCU High School in New York appeared first on ClutchPoints.
New report lists best school districts in U.S.: Where does Staten Island rank?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Niche, a platform that connects students with colleges and schools, recently published its new 2025 Best School Districts in America. The service, which is dedicated to ranking and reviewing schools across the country, also recently released its list of the best public high schools for 2025. This included nationwide rankings, as well as state and local rankings. The rankings include updated data for more than 93,000 public schools, 30,000 private schools and over 11,000 school districts nationwide. Staten Island Technical High School was ranked as the third best public high school in the New York City and New York state.
Newark students battle with full buses, city traffic to get to school on time, parents say
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Earlier this school year, Newark Board of Education co-vice president Allison James-Frison said she saw crowded New Jersey Transit buses passing Newark students waiting at bus stops long after they were supposed to be in class.Her own daughter was tardy three times in September because the buses were full and drove past her in the morning, she recently told the school board.James-Frison is not alone. Maggie Freeman, another Newark parent, said she drove her son and his friends to school one morning because NJ Transit...
NYC schools don't meet needs of students with disabilities, lawsuit alleges
NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Education is facing a new lawsuit from the Legal Aid Society and a group of city public school parents. It alleges that kids in need of special education programs often aren't going to school because city schools don't have what they need.According to city school data, 46.1% of students with disabilities were chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year. That equates to over 86,000 students staying home.The lawsuit alleges that's because they simply don't want to, but because, in some cases, it's too traumatic."The Department of Ed does not have a...
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