Carmen Farina

The school had been struggling with low graduation rates and low enrollment, according to the DOE.

Chancellor Carmen Fariña toured a print-based disabilities pilot program at P.S. 57.

The DOE will also step up efforts to recruit teachers for the programs, Chancellor Carmen Farina said.

The parents' action committee at P.S. 41 is circulating a petition directed at the state and city.

Making children with processing issues take tests for hours amounts to child abuse, opponents said.

The schools chancellor says students with special needs and English Language Learners should opt out.

The local education council will decide whether a program will begin in third grade or kindergarten.

The borough president is trying to get a school specifically for students with the learning disability.

The District 16 Community Education Council will host the event at M.S. 297 on March 21.

The city plans to close the Foreign Language Academy of Global Studies at the end of the school year.

Middle schools Peace Academy and Urban Environment and Foundations Academy high school are set to close.

The school, which has two locations at Kent Avenue and Ellery Street, will close due to low performance.

The school was one of three to not be renewed when their charters expire in June.

Local leaders spoke out about the potential harm of having a crane next to a public school.

Families with children born in 2012 can start applying online, by phone or in person through March.