Former city students help current students afford college
Former city public school students are calling on New Yorkers to help current city students afford a college education.
Harlem Alumni Fund Local Students: Community Scholarships Boost Elementary School Futures!
NYC Public School Alumni from Harlem, in collaboration with NYC Kids RISE, today announced the 2024-2025 launch and significant expansion of the NYC Public School Alumni Community Scholarships initiative.
Queens Gazette: ‘Wave Makers’ Launch Splashdown in Jackson Heights
Things are going swimmingly in Jackson Heights this summer, where parents and youngsters are taking advantage of a program called “Wave Makers” that will provide 2,600 New York City second graders with free swim lessons. The new pilot program is the result of a public-private partnership between the city and nonprofit organizations including Asphalt Green, […]
NY Daily News: NYC student-athlete swims in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games
New York City-based swimmer Adell Sabovic, 22, competed Tuesday in the 100-meter freestyle at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games, representing his family’s home country of Kosovo. After his race, he thanked Asphalt Green for his success. Asphalt Green made waves this year when it announced a public-private partnership with the City Council and the Gray Foundation […]
NBC News: Holocaust museum will host free field trips for eighth graders in New York City public schools
A Holocaust museum in New York City will offer free educational field trips to eighth grade students in public schools in a program announced Thursday aimed at combating antisemitism. The program will allow up to 85,000 students at traditional public schools and charter schools to tour Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish Heritage over the next three years, […]
AP News: Holocaust museum will host free field trips for eighth graders in New York City public schools
A Holocaust museum in New York City will offer free educational field trips to eighth grade students in public schools in a program announced Thursday aimed at combating antisemitism. The program will allow up to 85,000 students at traditional public schools and charter schools to tour Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish Heritage over the next three years, […]
NY 1: 85,000 NYC eighth graders to tour Jewish Heritage Museum
The Holocaust exhibit at the Jewish Heritage Museum begins with photos of Jewish families enjoying their lives. Then, a stark reminder written on the wall: Many of these Jews were murdered by April 1943. “I’m the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. And I can say firsthand, you can’t learn about the Holocaust simply from reading […]
AMNY: Fighting hate: New program at the Museum of Jewish Heritage will teach students about the Holocaust
As antisemitism continues to rage amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, a new public-private program will soon be available to help NYC school children learn about the history of the Holocaust and ways to combat antisemitism. Schools Chancellor David Banks, City Council Member Julie Menin (D-Manhattan) along with other elected officials and Jewish advocates […]
NY Jewish Week: New program will send 85,000 8th graders to NYC’s Holocaust museum to curb spike in antisemitism
New York City will send tens of thousands of students to Manhattan’s Holocaust museum as the city and its school system grapple with a surge in antisemitism since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. Under the new initiative, 85,000 eighth graders from public and private school will visit the Museum of Jewish Heritage over the […]
Gothamist: Museum of Jewish Heritage to give free tours to NYC 8th graders to combat antisemitism
Following a rise in antisemitic incidents and hate speech in New York City schools, the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan will host free tours for eighth graders in public schools as part of a new initiative to teach students about the Holocaust. The $2.5 million initiative will be available to both traditional public […]