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NYC’s famed LaGuardia High Schools taps alum as new principal

LaGuardia High School, New York City’s premier performing arts school, is getting a new principal after five months without a permanent leader. Deepak Marwah, an alum and former teacher at ... read more

Match day: High school offers bring excitement and anxiety to NYC’s eighth graders

He’s hopeful that he’s on his way: He learned on Thursday he’d been admitted to the vocal performance program at LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan ... read more

The History of New York City's Special High Schools

Last spring, state legislators introduced a bill that would broaden the criteria for admission beyond the single exam that now determines acceptance to eight city schools (the city's ninth specialized ... read more

‘They hate me’: Ousted Brooklyn principal targeted by higher-ups for supporting Israel, she says

I feel I’m being targeted because I’m a Jewish woman in a district which is all about supporting Palestine,” Shali-Ogli said. read more

NY born & bred opera singer Justin Austin stars in ‘COTTON’ at 92Y April 18

Singer Justin Austin is starring in the upcoming New York City premiere of the operatic production “COTTON” at the 92nd Street Y. read more

LaGuardia Community College Receives A Record $116 Million Gift

Provide high-school equivalency classes so trainees can obtain their GED if needed. Serve as the home to LaGuardia’s Summer Youth Employment Program, run by the college in collaboration with the ... read more

When FAFSA Completion Takes a Village

In New York City, completion rates for the revamped federal form are down a whopping 45 percent. City agencies, higher ed partners and advocacy groups are pooling their resources to get back on track. read more

Adrian Grenier

A graduate of New York City’s LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, the New Mexico-born, New York-raised actor went on to work with esteemed directors such as Steven ... read more

Making Space At The Armory Presents ANTAGONISMS: A GATHERING Symposium Led By Claudia Rankine

Join Claudia Rankine, Anna Deavere Smith, Homi Bhabha, Saidiya Hartman, and others for a series of conversations and performances exploring public and private discourse at the Armory's Antagonisms: A ... read more

LaGuardia ranked No. 1 in its class in new survey of North America airports

LaGuardia marked a new high of 32.4 million passengers ... as the Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy and the Babylon School District abuse scandals. read more

Ariana Grande, Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet & More Stars Who Started Out as Theater Kids

Before the fame, Grammys, Emmys, and Hollywood blockbusters, our favorite stars like Ariana Grande, Zendaya, and Timothée Chalamet were reading paper cast lists, shouting “thank you five,” and ... read more