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Intensive Tutoring, Longer School Days and Summer Sessions May Be Needed to Catch Students Up After the Pandemic

Intensive Tutoring, Longer School Days and Summer Sessions May Be Needed to Catch Students Up After the Pandemic

By: Thomas Goldring , Georgia State University and Tim R. Sass , Georgia State University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
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Early Voting Starts Saturday, But Some BK Voters Not Yet Tuned in to NYC Elections

Early Voting Starts Saturday, But Some BK Voters Not Yet Tuned in to NYC Elections

In on-the-street interviews with potential voters, few could identify candidates for mayor, borough president, or in their council district race.
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New Music Venue 'Unlike Any Other' in the Country Coming Soon to Bushwick

New Music Venue 'Unlike Any Other' in the Country Coming Soon to Bushwick

New state-of-the-art music venue Brooklyn Made is currently under construction in Bushwick, with tickets going on sale this week
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Brooklyn Teen Charged After 5-Year-Old Girl Playing on East New York Sidewalk Shot in the Head

Brooklyn Teen Charged After 5-Year-Old Girl Playing on East New York Sidewalk Shot in the Head

The teenager allegedly fired six rounds at an unknown man walking across the street, hitting the girl’s head
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BK Homeowners Could See Property Taxes Rise, But Current System Is 'Not Fair' Reform Commission Says

BK Homeowners Could See Property Taxes Rise, But Current System Is 'Not Fair' Reform Commission Says

After a year of taking a backseat to more immediate problems caused by COVID-19, property tax reform is back as one of the key issues facing New York City.
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Calling All Brooklyn Nonprofits! More Than $600K Is Up for Grabs in Annual Spark Prize

Calling All Brooklyn Nonprofits! More Than $600K Is Up for Grabs in Annual Spark Prize

Brooklyn Community Foundation’s annual Spark Prize fund is open for applications
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Bill Aimed at Holding the Gun Industry Accountable Heads to Cuomo’s Desk

Bill Aimed at Holding the Gun Industry Accountable Heads to Cuomo’s Desk

The legislation pushed by BK Senator Zellnor Myrie has passed the State Assembly and Senate
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‘Our Message Is Clear: Defund the Police, Invest in Our Communities’

‘Our Message Is Clear: Defund the Police, Invest in Our Communities’

Activists and community members gathered over the weekend to unveil five new community murals advocating the defunding of the NYPD
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Woman Charged in Park Slope Execution-Style Murder of Brooklyn Grandmother

A Bronx woman has been charged with second-degree murder after the April killing
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Controversial Bed-Stuy Bikini Bar Reopens, Vows to Fight Shutdown Efforts

Controversial Bed-Stuy Bikini Bar Reopens, Vows to Fight Shutdown Efforts

Brooklyn's Community Board 3 wants Amour Cabaret gone. But the club's owners say they are being 'vilified.'
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