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Tyleek Brooks (credit: Personal Photo)

Teacher’s Aide Charged With Making Child Porn Inside Brooklyn School

Parents said it was bad enough when Tyleek Brooks was allegedly caught last month trading child porn on the Internet. On Tuesday the FBI raided his home, searched his computer, and allegedly found child porn he actually produced.

2012/02/07

Can money buy happiness?

S.I. Preschool Owners Allegedly Take $2.5M From School Lunch Funds

Federal prosecutors say Ziming Shen and Joanna Fan, of Staten Island, diverted money from a chain of preschools they owned to their private business interests, and also to make mortgage payments on several condominiums.

2011/09/17

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott with kids at the Spruce Street school cafeteria (credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)

First Day Of School In NYC Leads To New Opportunities, Same Old Problems

New York City students are back in class Thursday and for the city’s new Schools Chancellor, it was a chance to greet kids at a handful of schools.

2011/09/08

A Gavel - File / Photo: AP

Jeremy Weckerle Awaiting Sentencing After Pleading Guilty In Fatal L.I. Crash

Weckerle pleaded guilty to manslaughter and to driving while impaired by drugs.

2011/09/01

Classroom (credit: CBS 2)

NJ Middle School Implements Drug Testing Program

The program is voluntary. So it’s up to parents whether to sign their kids up and the students will know if they’ve been enrolled.

2011/07/29

Fluorescent Light In NYC School (credit: CBS 2)

Activists Want Quicker Removal Of PCBs From School Lighting Fixtures In NYC

The federal lawsuit was filed by New York Lawyers for the Public Interest on behalf of a parents’ group. Department of Education spokeswoman Natalie Ravitz said the 10-year plan is responsible and will cause minimum disruption.

2011/07/21

Generic Classroom File Photo

Low Enrollment, Controversy Forces Changes At Brooklyn Arabic School

When it opened four years ago the Khalil Gibran School became a lightning rod for criticism. Opponents feared it would teach Islamic extremism. The founding principal sued the city after she said she was forced out.

2011/06/27

Gov. Chris Christie is seen at a town hall meeting - Cape May, NJ - Apr 12, 2011 (credit: Tim Larsen/Governor's Office)

Gov. Christie Expected At Graduation Ceremony In Camden

It would be Christie’s second time at the ceremony at the Community Education Resource Network. It helps dropouts in Camden earn their high school diplomas.

2011/06/03

Generic Handgun File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

New Jersey Elementary School Student Allegedly Brings Gun To School

Authorities said another student saw the boy remove the weapon from his book bag on a school bus on their way to Central Middle School.

2011/05/12

P.S. 107 In Brooklyn (credit: CBS 2)

Some Parents Cheat To Get Their Kids Into Popular B’Klyn School

According to PTA officials, desperate parents from other neighborhoods have tried to use someone else’s Park Slope address to get their children into P.S. 107.

2011/03/31

Generic Classroom File Photo

Cherry Hill School Administrator Terminated After ‘Gorillas’ Email

School board president Seth Klukoff said that facilities director Kevin Larson was fired. Klukoff said the board continues to negotiate with him, although Klukoff did not say what the talks are about.

2011/03/29

PCB at NYC Schools (CBS 2)

NYC To Remove PCB Contamination From Schools

The city will begin seeking bids for a 10-year, $708 million city-wide clean up. It’s a move that for concerned parents and local elected officials couldn’t come soon enough.

2011/02/23

N.J. Child Dies From Suspected Meningitis

The boy was in second grade at Union Township Elementary School. School officials say custodians at the small school have sanitized every doorknob, desk top and other surface to try to prevent the spread of the bacteria.

2011/02/17

Testing by the Environmental Protection Agency found elevated levels of PCB at several New York City Schools. (credit: CBSNewYork)

3 More NYC Schools Found With Elevated PCBs

The agency took 14 samples from light fixtures at P.S. 206, P.S. 37 and P.S. 112 and found that 12 were above the regulatory limit. The three schools are located at 508 E. 120th St.

2011/02/15

Banners are scene at a rally against New York City school closings on Feb. 3, 2011 (Photo/Kathleen Maloney)

Bloomberg Excoriates Protesters As Panel Votes To Close Schools

An educational panel was given a tongue-lashing Thursday night by an angry crowd upset about school closures. Another tongue-lashing came Friday from an irritated mayor who accused the crowd of overstepping its bounds

2011/02/04

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