Transitions: A Principal Reflects on Her School’s Closure
Shannon Browne, the ex-principal of Believe Southside Charter High School, reflects on her experience going through a school closure. (Photo by Carey Reed) Shannon Browne still remembers receiving the...
View ArticleTransitions: A Parent and Student’s Account of School’s Closure
Believe Southside Charter High School opened in 2009 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and shared a campus with Williamsburg Charter High School, Believe Northside Charter High School and M.S. 126. (Photo by...
View ArticleTransitions: The Human Cost of School Closings
Shannon Browne was the principal of Believe Southside Charter High School, whose charter was revoked in June 2012. Click on her image for her story. (Photo by Carey Reed) From March 2012, until after...
View ArticleBefore and After Aspirations: The Legacy of a School Closing
Josh Penafiel on the job as a concierge at an Upper West Side apartment building. (Photo by Jessica Gould) Josh Penafiel, 20, sat behind a marble counter in the lobby of The Bancroft apartment...
View ArticleTransitions: New Beginnings and Lasting Memories at Bread & Roses
When school reopens in fall, most high school sophomores around the city will be thrilled to see their friends and familiar faces again. But Jeremy Rivera and his friends are likely to be in very...
View ArticleTransitions: Bread & Roses Staff Faces an Uncertain Future
9th grade Living Environments teacher Pooja Bhaskar coaching a group of students during one of her lessons at Bread & Roses. (Photo by Joanna Seow) Pooja Bhaskar is only in her first year of...
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