WHEELS Graduation 2019 on the TODAY Show
TODAY welcomes the 8th grade class of Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School for a special graduation ceremony on the plaza. The anchors share words of wisdom with the students and then hear about how they’re dreaming big. Smooth Sportswear is proud and …
Eat at These Popular New York City Restaurants to Help Fund Food Education for Kids
Summer is only a few weeks away, and in New York, that means flocking to restaurants with outdoor spaces, taking long lunches on Fridays, and crowding local ice cream shops until lines form along the block. However, it also marks the launch of Edible Schoolyard NYC’s …
These 17 educators just won top honors from New York City
A teacher who used cell biology to help students understand the opioid epidemic’s effects on Staten Island. An educator who supports immigrant students earning high school equivalency diplomas. And a physical education teacher who helps students with disabilities participate in hockey and …
Program allows students to stay in school on Friday nights, principal hasn’t lost a student to gun violence all year
High school is possibly the last place students want to find themselves, especially on a Friday night, but for West Side High School students in Newark, New Jersey, it’s not only a safe space, it’s fun. The Lights On program is in …
Helping students master the art of professionalism and other life skills in NYC’s culinary industry
In 2014, Eliza Loehr had worked in restaurant kitchens, at Heritage Radio Network, a food radio station, and in classrooms teaching elementary-age students how to cook. But that year she found her true calling while producing a radio segment on Governors Island …
This 8-Year-Old Chess Champion Will Make You Smile
Overcoming life’s basic truth: Talent is universal, but opportunity is not. In a homeless shelter in Manhattan, an 8-year-old boy is walking to his room, carrying an awkward load in his arms, unfazed by screams from a troubled resident. The boy is a Nigerian …
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