Feature Stories

Bronx School Sets a New Standard for Academic Achievement in NYC

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What if I told you one of New York’s most innovative and high-performing schools is right in the heart of the Bronx? LEAD (07X359): Leaders of Excellence, Advocacy, and Discovery, welcomes a new school year with a new building serving grades 3K-8 in the Bronx. They...
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‘Smart Is Something You Get’: How a Bronx School Succeeds

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On a recent Monday morning, a Bronx kindergartner was making a list of vocabulary words that tripped him up in a story he’d just read. “Mitten” was one, “worm” another. Then, the theme song from “Mission: Impossible” filled the classroom — dun dun dun-dun, dun dun...
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Rituals that Build Mindfulness and Connection

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Rituals play a powerful role in both physical and mental well-being. In this audiocast, you’ll learn about how Concourse Village Elementary incorporates rituals to reaffirm shared values in their school community and reinforce a positive self-identity for young...
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How a Literacy-First Program Revived a School

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A Title I school in the Bronx is dramatically improving student outcomes—one book at a time. Four second-grade boys at Concourse Village Elementary School in the Bronx are lying on a rug, kicking their legs in the air as gentle saxophone music plays over a classroom...
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How Schools are Expanding the Definition of Student Success

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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today released a series of ten profiles highlighting schools that are expanding the definition of student success by going beyond academics — to more fully consider the developmental needs of the whole child. Each of the schools...
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