City Proposes Consolidating South Harlem Public Schools

The city Department of Education (DOE) proposed a plan to shut down PS 241 and redistribute students from its school zone to three neighboring schools during a Wednesday night meeting of the Community Education Council for District 3 (CEC). Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example:…

Harlem’s Elise Johnson McDougald, The First African-American Woman Principal In NYC Public Schools, 1885 – 1971

Elise Johnson McDougald, October 13, 1885 – June 10, 1971, aka Gertrude Elise McDougald Ayer, was an American educator, writer, activist and first African-American woman principal in New York City public schools. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails…

Harlem Children Attend 176 Different Public Schools

Chalk Beat reports that Harlem elementary schools are “hemorrhaging” students, according to a new report by the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You…

Art As Necessity In New York City’s Public Schools At MCNY In Harlem

In the depths of the economic crisis of the 1970s, New York City slashed arts education from the public school curriculum. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact Use. Please…