City kids seeking therapy after unending exposure to vagrants and addicts
New York City school kids are losing their minds over the zonked-out drug addicts and raving vagrants they encounter every day – and are flocking to therapists to find ways to cope with the stress, The Post has learned. In neighborhoods such as Hell’s Kitchen “a lot” of kids are now in therapy, according to […]
6 Great Benefits Of Getting A Teaching Job In NYC
New York City is a great place to be a teacher. The city is filled with rich culture, diversity, and of course some great teachers! Teaching in NYC comes with many benefits that make it a great place to work. Whether you’re looking to start your teaching career or continue your career as a teacher, […]
National School Counseling Week recognizes professionals who make a difference everyday
Local counselor talks about the challenges facing kids today and the rewards of her work. It’s National School Counseling Week — a time to recognize the men and women who work tirelessly to help students around the country and here at home. There are hundreds of students at Monac Elementary in the Washington Local School […]
School Counselors share their Love for Helping Students
National Read a Book Day is Sept. 6, Teacher Appreciation Week runs May 8 to 12 and Sept. 29 will be National Coffee Day. Another random holiday occurred this week, as it was National School Counseling Week, which is always the first full week in February. This year’s theme: Helping Students Dream Big. Larissa Rohlik […]
How-to Apply for a School-Specific Principal Position
Postings and Eligibility: Principal and Executive Principal vacancies are generally posted at the beginning and middle of each month and remain open for at least 15 calendar days. Posting dates may be adjusted for holidays or weekends. Selection for school appointments will be done in accordance with Chancellor’s Regulation C-30: – In order to apply […]
4 Ways to Increase Teacher Retention
These days it’s getting harder for administrators to retain staff, but there are ways to boost teacher morale and turn things around. Why have so many teachers either failed to return to work, resigned, or chosen not to enter the field since the pandemic? What’s made the profession become less attractive, and what can we […]
NYC’s public school application website crashes day before deadline
New York City parents were left fuming Wednesday after the website accepting their children’s public school applications buckled under high traffic — one day before the deadline. Thousands of incoming middle and high school students have until the end of Thursday to submit their applications for the next academic year — however numerous parents told […]
The crisis of student mental health is much vaster than we realize
The change was gradual. At first, Riana Alexander was always tired. Then she began missing classes. She had been an honors student at her Arizona high school, just outside Phoenix. But last winter, after the isolation of remote learning, then the overload of a full-on return to school, her grades were slipping. She wasn’t eating […]
