The Riverdale Press

Keyword: IN-Tech Academy

16 results total, viewing 1 - 10

At a school that focuses on learning and teaching technology, it sure helps to have a laptop computer to do so. And for a few students at IN-Tech Academy, that wish came true. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 4/11/21

Your guide to the March 23 city council special election

This part of the Bronx has been without representation on the city council since Andrew Cohen resigned at the end of last year so he could become a Bronx Supreme Court judge. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 3/17/21

The halls have been dark for nearly three months, but the city’s public middle schools are now set to reopen at the end of February. As a result, many middle school employees will be prioritized for coronavirus vaccinations — and thousands of appointments will be available to them during the winter recess, Mayor Bill de Blasio says.

Mayor reopens middle schools as COVID-19 infections drop

Getting back to school hasn’t been easy for many, but it’s been especially difficult for New York City. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 2/21/21

IN-Tech Academy will once again serve as an early polling location for some, this time on-duty for the March 23 special city council election. Early voting begins March 13.

Elections board announces early voting sites for special election

Early voting to decide who will fill out the final year of Andrew Cohen's time on the city council is set to begin March 13. And where you can cast your ballot is no longer a mystery now that the city's elections board has shared where early votes will be accepted. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 2/11/21

Michael Simmon’s eighth grade U.S. history class at IN-Tech Academy compared and contrasted the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to the post-Civil War insurrection. Simmon’s class was part of IN-Tech’s larger effort to help students understand what happened in Washington, and why.

In today's classroom, history could have happened yesterday

With the unprecedented events of the past year — including a deadly pandemic and a turbulent presidential election — living through history doesn’t seem to be too uncommon anymore. But few, if any, might have foreseen they’d live through something that hadn’t happened since the War of 1812. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 1/24/21

More than a million people voted early in New York City, and hundreds of thousands more voted in-person on Election Day or by mail. There were significant hiccups, however. Lines at some early locations were hours long, and some voters received incorrect mail-in ballots.

Improving elections can’t stop at short lines, easy access

It’s been a rough year for elections. New York introduced early voting in 2019, then had to scramble to assemble expanded absentee voting as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the city. more

By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN | 11/15/20

IN-Tech Academy saw thousands of voters over a week of early voting — part of more than a million who turned out early in New York City. That prompted election officials to expand hours while activists called for more locations in future elections.

New York’s election experiment helps draw record numbers

For the first time in New York’s history, voters cast ballots early in a presidential race. And it’s a process that has become more eventful than anyone could have guessed. more

By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN | 11/8/20

State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi explains to a voter why it’s important to vote for Joe Biden from the Working Families Party column rather than the Democrats outside of the early voting site at IN-Tech Academy last weekend. The state’s minor parties needed at least 130,000 votes cast from their columns in the presidential race to stay on the ballot in 2022.

State’s minor parties await fate under new election rules

Who’s going to occupy the White House for the next four years? It’s likely as you read these words, no call in this year’s presidential election has been made. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 11/8/20

Congressional Democratic nominee Jamaal Bowman shares some words with city council candidate Mino Lora during a Working Families Party rally outside of IN-Tech Academy. The two, along with state Sen. Gustavo Rivera in the background, are fighting to ensure Working Families can remain on future ballots.

Working Families, other third parties fighting for ballot futures

State Sen. Robert Jackson stays pretty busy representing his Manhattan constituents, meaning he doesn't make it up to the Bronx very often. But when he was asked to visit IN-Tech Academy Saturday morning, just blocks from the Marble Hill community he represented, Jackson knew he had to be there. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 11/2/20

Michael Simmon teaches eighth grade U.S. history at IN-Tech Academy on Tibbett Avenue. And his classroom — the physical one and the virtual one — is becoming a space where students can discuss racial justice issues as well.

IN-Tech teacher doesn’t avoid race, he embraces it

Michael Simmon may teach U.S. history, but he also believes history is in the making every day. And that’s especially the case after the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement over the past several months. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 10/18/20

1 | 2 Next »

Currently viewing stories posted within the past 2 years.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.