The Educational Alliance has announced the appointment of Dr. Michelle Sarna as director of its preschool. In a press release distributed yesterday, President & CEO Robin Bernstein said, "We are thrilled to have Michelle join our team at a...
The art world can be competitive, as the elementary school students in the Educational Alliance’s summer program at P.S. 142 will tell you. Today, about a dozen 4th-6th graders went head to head in an Art Battle tournament, the...
Earlier today, neighborhood dignitaries took part in a "groundbreaking" event at the Educational Alliance, which has just begun a $45 million gut renovation of its flagship building at 197 East Broadway. Pictured above: (L-R) State Senator Daniel Squadron, Judy...
Since the summer, we have been following developments at the Educational Alliance art school, where students are up-in-arms about the historic Lower East Side institution's renovation plans. Tonight, some of those students gathered in the rain for a brief...
Last month, the Educational Alliance announced it planned a top-to-bottom, multi-million dollar renovation of its flagship building at 197 East Broadway. Today we have the first interview with Robin Bernstein, the organization's longtime president and CEO, about the big...
It looks like the Educational Alliance isn't wasting any time getting started with the sweeping renovation project we reported about last week. Today a construction fence has gone up in front of the organization's headquarters at 197 East Broadway.
A big announcement from the Educational Alliance last night: the long awaited renovation of their historic building at 197 East Broadway is about to begin. The "gut renovation" is a 22-month project and will include "revitalized classrooms and new art...
The Educational Alliance is hosting a job fair August 8th for anyone interested in working in their youth development programs on the Lower East Side.
They're looking for "professionals with expertise in teaching the arts (photography, drama, set design, dance...
We wanted to mention that our friends at the Educational Alliance recently launched a new neighborhood blog. It's called Building Blocks and features a variety of stories about the people and programs that make up one of the Lower...
The following op/ed was submitted by Robin Bernstein, president and CEO of The Educational Alliance:
This year, Mayor Bloomberg’s Executive Budget will leave 16,000 kids without after school programs, due to an alarming $23.4 million cut to maintain these crucial...
