Tag Archives: Education

Long Island University Open House

Posted on April 17, 2009 by The Changeling

[ April 26, 2009; 11:00 am; ] This might interest some of you who are interested in going (or going back) to school:

Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Holds Spring Open House with LIU Day

Find out how to prepare for a recession-proof career with skills that last a lifetime. Come to LIU Day, an open house for high school students and prospective undergraduates [...]

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NYC Parents Make History by Voting in First Public Internet Election in U.S.

Posted on April 8, 2009 by The Changeling

Grassroots Initiative, the NYC Department of Education and Election-America Team Up to Revitalize Participation with Landmark Community & Citywide Education Council Elections
In a bold step forward to increase access and to encourage parent participation in this year’s Community and Citywide Education Council (CEC) elections, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) has moved voting [...]

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Fantastic Opportunity for Middle School Students

Posted on March 24, 2009 by The Changeling

Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate (BSC) is a free, public middle school located at 800 Gates Avenue, between Stuyvesant Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard. BSC opened its doors to its first 5th grade class in August 2008. The school’s mission is to send every one of their students to college, and to this end, they [...]

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Bed-Stuy Public School Parents: Deadline to Run for CEC is Tomorrow

Posted on March 18, 2009 by The Changeling

Only 24 Hours Left for Public School Parents to Register to Represent Their Kids, Community
Bed-Stuy public school parents, your kids need you now! Midnight, March 19th, is the deadline for public school parents to register to represent their children and local school district on NYC’s Community and Citywide Education Councils (CECs).
Although many parents have [...]

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Deadline Extended to Parents to Run for NYC Education Councils, But Time Still Running Out

Posted on March 11, 2009 by The Changeling

The deadline has been extended to March 19th:
The deadline for public school parents to register to run for NYC’s Community and Citywide Education Councils (CECs) has been extended until March 19th. In response to an increase in parent interest in the elections, the NYC Department of Education, a slew of City nonprofits, and parent groups [...]

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Bed-Stuy Parents Encouraged To Run for Community and Citywide Education Councils

Posted on March 2, 2009 by The Changeling

I just received this important information from powertotheparents.org. The Department of Education is aggressively recruiting parents to sign up online to represent their kids and community. If you have a child attending a public school in Bed-Stuy or the surrounding neighborhoods, then this is your chance to have a voice as a member of these [...]

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REEL I.M.P.A.C.T.: Free Film & Discussion Series at the BPL’s Macon Branch

Posted on December 17, 2008 by The Changeling

[ January 3, 2009; 1:00 pm; January 17, 2009; 1:00 pm; February 7, 2009; 1:00 pm; February 21, 2009; 1:00 pm; ] As part of its new programming for adults, Brooklyn Public Library’s Macon branch will begin a series of free movie and documentary screenings for 2009. The series, REEL I.M.P.A.C.T. (Important Motion Pictures And Critical Thinking,) is designed to entertain and empower. This new series will offer classic film screenings – with free popcorn! – as [...]

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