Each spring, members of Congress put their pen and papers aside to host a visual arts competition — known as the congressional art competition. Art entries are open to only high school students to gain the opportunity of a lifetime to recognize their own talent and encourage their artistic side.
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By STACY DRIKS
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5/1/22
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The city’s transportation department has dredged up a six-year-old plan that would eliminate a travel lane on the very busy Riverdale Avenue between West 254th and West 263rd streets in the name of traffic safety.
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By STACY DRIKS
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4/3/22
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It doesn’t matter if the court is conservative or liberal — Teachers wanting to work in the classroom are going to need a vaccine shot. Maybe two. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected yet another attempt by some educators to skip vaccine requirements on campus, citing a religious exemption.
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By STACY DRIKS
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3/13/22
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Face masks in New York City public schools could be history this time next week.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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2/27/22
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Demoralizing. That’s what Naomi Sharlin called her first day back at school. The omicron variant continues to take the coronavirus to new record highs in infection rates, but New York City schools vow to stay open. Yet, that doesn’t mean many are comfortable making a return.
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By SARAH BELLE LIN
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1/9/22
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It’s easy to track packages from Amazon and other places, so why not track something a little more important to democracy — your ballot.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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1/2/22
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Even with the omicron variant continuing to spread and administrations about to change, students who attend New York City public schools should still plan to return back to physical campus come Monday.
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STAFF REPORT
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12/28/21
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In a rather unorthodox sense of the word, gifts are coming — not from a jolly man in a red suit and reindeer-pulled sleigh, but from Albany. More specifically, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office.
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By SARAH BELLE LIN
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12/28/21
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It’s been five years since the parochial school at Visitation closed its doors for good. But soon, there may be a new crop of children running around after the bell rings.
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By SARAH BELLE LIN
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12/21/21
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It's hasn't been quite a year, no less an academic year. But New York City will have to say good-bye yet again to a schools chancellor. Except Meisha Porter was one working in City Hall with deep Bronx roots.
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By SARAH BELLE LIN & MICHAEL HINMAN
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12/1/21
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