I attended the Beacon School, one of New York City's most competitive public high schools. The experience was both stressful and inspiring.
I attended Beacon High School in New York City. My teachers were free to create their own curriculums, and the students were ...
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Famed Jewish expressionist Ben-Zion Weinman will be spotlighted in a NYC exhibition for the first time in 25 years
For the first time in 25 years, the works of famed Jewish expressionist painter Ben-Zion Weinman will be shown in a solo ...
NY Education Department leader received $155K pay raise
The pay boost was meant to elevate the salary of Commissioner Betty A. Rosa above that of individual superintendents in New ...
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An UES street corner gets a new name — after a Holocaust museum in Israel
The new street sign, named for the Jerusalem museum built in 1953 as a memorial to victims of the Holocaust, is just a few ...
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Waldorf Schools students see mummies up close
Fifth graders from the Waldorf School in Saratoga Springs got to bring learning to life during a trip to a local museum.The ...
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A museum's confession: Why we have looted objects
An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly ...
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Holocaust survivors gather at NYC museum to mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City hosted what it called the largest ... the states where Holocaust education is mandated in schools, a 2020 study found that 34% of Millennial and ...
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Fort Worth police confirm seizure of Sally Mann photos from museum, a move rarely seen nationally
The four photos, by artist Sally Mann, were taken down from the show Diaries of Home weeks ago. But neither police nor museum ...
Full-scale replica of Anne Frank's hidden annex opens in NYC
A full-scale replica of the secret annex where Anne Frank penned her famous diary opened in New York City on Monday as the ...
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New York Is a Living Classroom for This Grad Student
GSAPP student Pimchid Chariyacharoen wants to integrate urban food production and biological cycles to make cities more ...
5 Museums To Visit During New York City Must-See Week
New York City Must-See Week runs from January 21 through February 9, with over 60 participating attractions across the five ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: NYC’s sacred — and segregated — Black burial sites
Many New Yorkers can cite chapter and verse about the African Burial Ground National Monument in downtown Manhattan near City Hall, but only a few know about the burial grounds and segregated ...