{"id":347518,"date":"2021-10-02T20:09:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T17:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/six-city-public-schools-win-national-blue-ribbon\/"},"modified":"2021-10-02T20:09:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T17:09:14","slug":"six-city-public-schools-win-national-blue-ribbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/six-city-public-schools-win-national-blue-ribbon\/","title":{"rendered":"#Six city public schools win National Blue Ribbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Six city public schools win National Blue Ribbon<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The feds have zeroed in on the troubled NYC school\u00a0system \u2014 to recognize six schools for high academic achievement!<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Contarsy, principal of Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School 74, in Bayside-Oakland Gardens, Queens, told The Post the National Blue Ribbon from the US Department of Education was a \u201creally great psychological morale boost to our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just 325 schools nationwide got the award this year, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nysed.gov\/news\/2021\/us-department-education-honors-19-new-york-schools-2021-national-blue-ribbon-schools\">according to the State Education Department<\/a>. The feds recognize schools as for either \u201chigh-performing\u201d or \u201cgap-closing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MS 74 is the former, Contarsy said. He\u2019s new to the school, and emphasized the award recognized \u201cyears\u201d of work put in by the school\u2019s teachers and staff.<\/p>\n<p>The feds use state assessment tests to decide which schools are honored.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/234-Independence-school.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Independence School (PS 234) at 292 Greenwich Street in New York on October 1, 2012.\" class=\"wp-image-19676745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/234-Independence-school.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/234-Independence-school.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/234-Independence-school.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/234-Independence-school.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Independence School aka PS 234 won a National Blue Ribbon.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Laura Cavanaugh<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/ps249-caton-school.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The PS-249 also knows as the Caton School located at 18 Marlborough road in Kensington Brooklyn \" class=\"wp-image-19676756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/ps249-caton-school.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/ps249-caton-school.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/ps249-caton-school.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The PS 249 aka the Caton School in Brooklyn was recognized for high academic achievement.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Queens\u2019 grade-fixing Maspeth High School was one of 2018\u2019s blue-ribbon schools.<\/p>\n<p>PS 310 is another \u201chigh-performing\u201d blue-ribbon school, serving an 85% Asian student body in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of our families are immigrant families,\u201d Principal Yuqing Hong said. \u201cThey really have hope for their kids,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other city Blue Ribbon schools were: PS 249, Brooklyn; PS 234, Manhattan; PS 290, Manhattan; PS 41, Manhattan.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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