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David Kirp’s new book (Improbable Scholars, published by Oxford Press 2013) about the Union City, NJ schools has reinforced for us at the National Center the importance of having a long-term vision and a core set of strategies about how to improve opportunities for children and families living in low-income neighborhoods.

Dr. Shawn Joseph, Superintendent of the Seaford, DE Public Schools, led a study visit to the Salomé Ureña de Henríquez Campus, in Washington Heights, and P.S. /I.S. 50 in East Harlem in late April.

Why is it that whenever funding is cut from education, in spite of the evidence, the arts become the first casualty?  Is it because they are still widely classified as affective and expressive, rather than academic or cognitive?  Often, the arts survive as only add-ons to education, as curriculum enhancements, rewards to well-behaved students

Dear Friends:

From an early age, Errol Franklin and his four older sisters have learned the value of discipline, hard work and family in their Harlem home. Television, computer games and other distractions are off limits during the week, and allowed on weekends only after homework is completed. The family sits down for dinner together every night, sharing progress, laughter and home-cooked meals.

Telephone: (718) 390-1800
Grade level: 9-12
District: 31

Department of Education

Principal: Aurelia Curtis

The Children's Aid Society

Community School Director: Tom Hepworth

At The Children’s Aid Society’s Bronx Family Center, 4-year-old twins Jayden and Michael Webb have found a stable and engaging learning environment. As participants in the center’s Early Childhood program, they are laying the foundation for developmental growth and learning success.