By Daniel Bejarano Over a quarter of the students at P.S. 333 in Longwood live in temporary housing, are doubled up with relatives, living in a shelter or are a court hearing away from eviction. But despite the disturbing numbers of young people in unsteady environments, the city is devoting [...]
This is an updated version of a story first published on the Hunts Point Express website on April 8th. The city’s Department of Education will close Banana Kelly High School at the end of the current school semester, reinterview faculty for their jobs, hire new teachers to replace those it [...]
A new charter school for high school students with no shot at getting an education anywhere else is set to open in Longwood in September, over the objections of many at the two high schools that already share the building with a medical and dental clinic. Not so fast, said [...]
For the second time in less than a year, city education officials are planning to radically reshape Banana Kelly High School, a move which could include replacing dozens of teachers.