How One Urban Garden Riffs on Wild Design
Some know the Old Stone House as a site of the largest battle of the Revolutionary War; fewer know the site as one of the city’s only permaculture food forests. (Read more…)
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D75 Presidents’ Council February Meeting
by Parent Coordinator •
D75 Presidents’ Council February Meeting Thursday, February 12, 2015 10:00am to 12:30pm 400 First Avenue New York, New York 8th Floor Conference Room Agenda: Icebreaker “Shout Outs” Presidents’ Council Bylaws discussion/revision -Elgina Brooks, President CEC Candidate Forums Update 10:00am – 11:00am School Safety Updates – Mary Mason Simpson, Regional Safety Administrator 11:00am – 11:45am PROMISE…
1/27/15 @ 6PM: UFT Meeting for Parents in Response to Governor Cuomo’s Education Policies
by Admin •
FROM THE UFT PARENT-COMMUNITY LIAISON: Dear parents, grandparents and education activists, UFT President Michael Mulgrew will be holding an emergency meeting with parents and clergy on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 52 Broadway to respond to Governor Cuomo’s attack on public schools. You are invited to meet with President Mulgrew to discuss how we can work…
2/7 at 7PM: More than a Score, a Discussion of High Stakes Testing
by Admin •
For those interested, please Join rethinking schools and Haymarket Books for a discussion between teachers, students, and parents about the new uprising against high-stakes testing. Featuring Diane Ravitch, Brian Jones, and Jesse Hagopian. Sponsored by New York Collective of Radical Educators (NyCORE), Movement of Rank and File Educators (MORE), Rethinking Schools, and Haymarket Books. More…