SEEK SMALLER CLASSES
Parents Vent At Queens Meet On State School Funds
story and photos by Ralph Mancini
      Lower class size was on the hearts and minds of several meeting attendees during the Department of Education's second round of public hearings on the New York State Contracts for Excellence held Tuesday, July 29 at I.S. 230 in Jackson Heights.
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Follow The Money
Stress Accountability At Bklyn. Meeting On School Funding
story and photos by Sam Goldman
      The Department of Education's Brooklyn hearing on the Contracts for Excellence, held Wednesday, July 30 at the Juan Morel Campos School in Williamsburg, elicited complaints from teachers and parents claiming a lack of fiscal accountability on the part of the DOE.
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Kids To Get Class On Internet Safety
Prosecutors To Visit Local Day Camps
      Responding to concerns of parents and ever increasing incidents of cyber and online crimes, Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes has implemented a summer Internet safety program as a continuation of the Internet Safety program that began in April.
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