Education

Grand Street Settlement will be giving away 16,000 books at two events on the Lower East Side this week. More details here:

The other day, we posted statements from local elected officials regarding Mayor de Blasio's proposed changes in the admissions procedure for the city's specialized high schools.

Two Lower East Side elected representatives are speaking out about Mayor de Blasio's controversial plan to change how students are selected for New York City's specialized high schools. If approved by the State Legislature, the city would eliminate the specialized...

My Little Village Preschool will be opening this coming summer at 383 Grand St., a space owned by the Seward Park Cooperative. A lease was signed with the co-op last week.

Coming up on Thursday, Feb. 15, New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña is coming to the Lower East Side for a Town Hall Meeting. Here's the flyer from Community Education Council 1. The meeting takes place from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at...

NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña came to P.S. 20 on the Lower East Side yesterday to announce an expansion of the city's pre-kindergarten dual language program.

Let’s be honest; 2017 was a strange year. And as 2018 unfolds before us, we have an opportunity to consider our current realities and commit to action. At Abrons, we make space for artists to contemplate challenging ideas, excavate nuance and envision futures we cannot yet imagine.

For Jodie Niss, teaching painting has always been a part of her self-expression. She started teaching painting techniques around 12 years old guiding the younger students at her school. Jodie said, “From a very early age I was teaching...

Since September, when Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, New Yorkers have been scrambling to help in recovery efforts.

Local elected officials have issued another plea to the city's Department of Education (DOE) to provide funding for a public school as part of the Essex Crossing project.