EDUCATION & KIDS

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Taylor Swift performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" in Times Square this past October. A spokeswoman for the city Department of Education said Tuesday that Swift has now given $50,000 in song proceeds to New York City schools. Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File
Taylor Swift gives $50,000 in song proceeds to NYC schools
Anthony Villamagna (second from left) drew a large crowd of students to his table at the St. Patrick Catholic Academy Science Fair. The excited youngsters couldn’t wait to touch the slime he studied as part of his project, titled “Is Slime a Liquid or a Solid?”
Science Fair brings out creative side in kids
Deputy Schools Chancellor Kathleen Grimm. Photo courtesy of NYC DOE
NYC Schools Chancellor Farina mourns passing of Deputy Chancellor Grimm

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Anthony Villamagna (second from left) drew a large crowd of students to his table at the St. Patrick Catholic Academy Science Fair. The excited youngsters couldn’t wait to touch the slime he studied as part of his project, titled “Is Slime a Liquid or a Solid?”
Science Fair brings out creative side in kids >
Deputy Schools Chancellor Kathleen Grimm. Photo courtesy of NYC DOE
NYC Schools Chancellor Farina mourns passing of Deputy Chancellor Grimm >
Brotherhood Award winner John Colberg Jr. accepts congratulations from P.S./I.S 104 leaders. Pictured with Colberg are P.T.A. recording Secretary Sophia Koutouzis; Principal Marie DiBella; P.T.A. President Donna Periera-Jahn; P.T.A. Vice President Penny Merron; and P.T.A. Co-Corresponding Secretary Jade LaCroix (left to right). Eagle photo by Paula Katinas
Foodtown manager does more than feed hungry, says P.T.A. >
Members of the Community Education Council of School District 20 are pushing the Department of Education to build more schools in the Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst area. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas
Dept. of Education building 2 new schools in District 20 >
The roadway outside P.S. 69 often contains depressions that are putting children at risk of tripping and falling when they cross the street on their way to and from school, according to Community Board 10 leaders. DOT has repeatedly dispatched crews to the area to fill in the street. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas
Bay Ridge board seeks safer crossing for school children >
Saint Patrick Catholic Academy Principal Andrea D’Emic (left) and eighth-grader Helen El-Achkar (right) present the Distinguished Graduate Award to Hon. Vera Scanlon, magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York, as the Rev. Msgr. Michael Hardiman applauds.
Special guests, events highlight Catholic Schools Week at St. Patrick >
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JUNIOR HIGH / HIGH SCHOOL
Photo courtesy of the NBA
NBA teams with Girls Who Code for Brooklyn project >
Assemblymember Joseph Lentol pushed to have funding for teen violence education programs included in the state budget. Photo courtesy Lentol’s office
High school introduces teen violence prevention classes >
Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley told Poly Prep students about his efforts to de-mystify chess. Photo courtesy of Poly Prep Country Day School/Linda Busetti
Grandmaster tells Poly Prep students: Chess is fun! >
Photographer Brandon Stanton, creator of the popular Humans of New York blog, near Union Square in New York. A fundraising campaign inspired by the popular photo blog has raised more than $1 million to send middle-school students from a high-poverty Brooklyn school on field trips to Harvard. AP Photo/Kathy Willens
"Humans of New York" helps raise $1 million so Brooklyn kids can visit Harvard  >
Fontbonne Principal Mary Ann Spicijaric (left), Associate Principal Gilda T. King (right) and Student Activities Council members Elyssa Silverman and Christina Fratangelo welcomed incoming students at an Open House. Photo courtesy Fontbonne Hall Academy
Fontbonne Hall introduces new business, journalism classes >
Students got the chance to display their debate skills at the event held at Brooklyn College. Photo by Janet Marcic/Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Brooklyn students debate to sharpen their public speaking skills >
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COLLEGE
Commodore Barry Club President Mary Nolan, Hon. John Ingram (left) and state Sen. Marty Golden all attended the club’s social last fall. Photo courtesy Commodore Barry Club of Brooklyn
Barry Club tests students’ knowledge of Revolutionary War hero >
Valedictorian Tan Cheung graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Accounting. Photos courtesy of St. Francis College
St. Francis College celebrates new graduates >
Dr. Eric Platt, a history professor at St. Francis College, has recently released a new book titled “Britain and the Bestandstwisten: The Causes, Course and Consequences of British Involvement in the Dutch Religious and Political Disputes of the Early Seventeenth Century.” Photo courtesy of St. Francis College
Religious conflict from a different era  >
Valedictorian Tan Cheung with St. Francis Provost Timothy Houlihan and President Brendan J. Dugan ’68. Photos courtesy of St. Francis College
St. Francis College to celebrate commencement on Jan. 14 >
Junior Amdy Fall has spearheaded a stifling St. Francis defense, helping Remsen Street’s Terriers win a season-high five in a row. Photo courtesy of SFC Brooklyn Athletics
Terriers living up to preseason hype >
A panel of immigration experts discussed the future of Mexicans and Latinos at a recent forum. Photo courtesy Mixteca Organization Inc.
Forum focuses on future of Mexicans in NYC >
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
HOPE program graduates. HOPE program photo
Levin, other Brooklyn notables celebrate HOPE graduates >
Lyl Tomlinson makes scientific concepts fun and understandable for average listeners. Photo by Ryder Haske, National Geographic
PhD candidate makes complex scientific research sound simple >
Sunset Park non-profit helps high school dropouts >
6-year-old boy uses Facebook to unite brother and sister >
A post-hurricane message from Brooklyn Law School >
LIU Brooklyn pharmacy student receives Women’s Forum award >
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