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Evelina Lopez Antonetty (1922−1984) was a Puerto Rican civil rights and education activist whose work primarily focused on Puerto Rican children in New York City. . Antonetty started United Bronx Parents in South Bronx, New York which helped with bilingual classes, school lunches, and increased community inv
Geoffrey Canada (born January 13, 1952) is an American educator, social activist and author. Since 1990, Canada has been president of the Harlem Children's Zone in Harlem, New York , an organization that states its goal is to increase high school and college graduation rates among students in Harlem. [ 1 ]
Bilingual Canadian International School (BCIS; Vietnamese: Trường song ngữ quốc tế Canada) is a private international school based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The school belongs to The Canadian International School System, along with three other campuses: the Canadian International School Vietnam (CIS), Albert Einstein School (AES ...
The following is a list of the schools, colleges, and other educational institutions founded, run or staffed (in any capacity) by the Congregation of Christian Brothers (sometimes called the Irish Christian Brothers) since 1802. Some schools no longer exist, some are incorporated into new schools and some have changed their names.
Herman Badillo (/ b ɑː ˈ d iː j oʊ / bah-DEE-yoh, [1] Spanish:; August 21, 1929 – December 3, 2014) [2] was an American lawyer and politician who served as borough president of The Bronx and United States Representative, and ran for Mayor of New York City.
From 1970 to 1980, New York City's population fell from nearly eight to a little over seven million via white flight, while crime, ranging from vandalism to murder, soared, and then, nearly midway through the 1980s, the crack epidemic struck [18] [22] Bronx high schools were reputed as the city's worst, [25] while Theodore Roosevelt High School ...
William Howard Taft High School is a former New York City high school in the southwest section of the Bronx, whose building now houses small specialized high schools. The school was operated by the New York City Department of Education. The Taft school campus is located on Sheridan Avenue and 172nd Street in the Bronx.
Public School 17 is a historic school located at City Island in the Bronx, New York City. It was designed by architect C. B. J. Snyder (1860–1945) and built in 1897 in the Neo-Georgian style. A rear addition was built in 1930. It is a two-story, five-bay brick building on a high basement.