City Students Make Gains On "National Report Card"
      The New York City Department of Education announced last week that public school students made impressive gains on the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests, with particularly significant progress achieved by 4th graders in mathematics compared to their peers in other ...
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I.S. 211 Holds Feast & Memorial For Student
      What could have been a somber event was transformed into a beautiful celebration when the John Wilson Intermediate School 211 community and a few special guests participated in a salute to 12-year-old Omar Rivera, a student who succumbed to the superbug MRSA last month, and a Thanksgiving cel...
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Chiefs Top Knights 8-2 For Spot In PSAL Semifinals
By Jerry Del Priore
      Third-seeded Canarsie High School varsity football team's offense has garnered the majority of praise for its success this season. However, it was the Chiefs' defense that helped them upend sixth-seeded JFK High School, 8-2, Saturday at home in the quarterfinals of the PSAL playoffs.
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