Students at Jamaica High School have taken their grievances against the city’s plan to shut down the school to the stage.
Category: Education
Black tours Flushing high school
On her first day on the job, the city’s new school’s chancellor took time to talk to teens at a special high school in Queens.
Jamaica High targeted for closure again
Four southeast Queens schools are in the cross hairs of the city’s plan to eliminate failing public schools.
FDA applauds its 10 years at York College
The FDA has had a lasting impact in southeast Queens and its head celebrated the decade in style at York.
A few teachers get jobs back at Merrick
After weeks of fighting, a group of charter school instructors settled with the school’s administration to get back in their classrooms.
Jamaica High opens its doors
The latest chapter of ongoing saga of Jamaica High School’s future now includes the longtime school sharing its space with other campuses.
Judge issues restraining order against teacher firings
The situation between a group of charter school teachers who say they were wrongfully fired and their administrators heated up as a state judge weighed in on the controversial layoffs.
Appeals court stops closure of three boro high schools
The ongoing back and forth concerning the fate of three Queens High Schools ended in a victory for the campus’s supporters.
Queens high schools enter summer in limbo
The roller coaster ride for the status of Jamaica High, Beach Channel High and a Campus Magnet High school has caused school members to band together for survival.
Fallen principal still watches over IS 238
Assistant Principal Mitchell Wiener may not be telling jokes over the PA system at I.S. 238, but his years of dedication and care for students and staff still pushes people forward.
York grads relish their last moments
With a rough economy and uncertain future, York College graduates received some well wishes from top officials during their commencement exercises.
Jamaica High applicants’ future uncertain
Jamaica High School is slated to remain open another year, however students are still placed in a possible limbo over its future.
Council approves alternative plan to school closures
A non-profit group has proposed a plan to turn around failing schools by restructuring them from the ground up.
St. John’s 2010 class looks to the future
St. John’s graduates reveled in the pomp and circumstance as they received their diplomas for their hard work.
Francis Lewis HS celebrates 50 years
Francis Lewis High School has helped to educate countless Queens teens. For its 50th Anniversary, those grown up Patriots came back to say thanks.
St. Francis Prep takes stock one year later
In a year since St. Francis Prep experienced its swine flu epidemic, the first reported case in the U.S., the school has seen little changes. However, administrators, students and teachers say the experience made them all stronger.
Pride, support proved best Rx for afflicted student
One of the swine flu victims from St. Francis Prep High school shares her memories of being diagnosed, suffering and ultimately recovering from the disease.
Comrie vows to keep fighting IS 59 changes
The decision to move a new school inside a Springfield Gardens middle school continues to face strong opposition from the community.
Judge nixes school closings
In a surprise move, the city’s decision to close Jamaica High School and other institutions was overturned. However, that decision did not mean the school’s problems were far from over.
Queens Library archives prepare to go digital
Queens’s past will soon be open up to a world wide audience with a new archive system.