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Sources tell GerritsenBeach.net that the Hebrew Language Academy has agreed NOT to use IS 278 as their temporary location. Details are still coming in, but sources claim that our own State Senator Marty Golden played “a significant role” in the negotiations with HLA, who are reportedly looking for an alternate location, possibly in conjunction with [...]

Complete Photo Gallery “HLA Go Away” was pretty much the sentiment of last nights Department of Education public hearing. The hearing is to decided if The Hebrew Language Charter Academy will be housed in I.S. 278

This is the whole meeting in its 80 minutes plus glory! (Part 2 has the HLA) If you watch it all, you deserve a medal!

Marty Goldens Town Hall was held at the Kings Bay YM-YMHA on Nostrand was again packed with parents opposed to the Hebrew Language Academy Charter School (HLA). Unlike the Marine Park Civic Meeting, this town hall had John White from the Department of Education available to pitch the “proposal” to the community, then to take [...]

The May 19th Marine Park Civic association meeting the meeting was packed with parents opposed to the Hebrew Language Academy Charter School (HLA) that the city is squeezing into Marine Park Junior I.S. 278 This meeting itself wasn’t a majorly important meeting where major decisions were made. This meeting was more of a way for [...]

Let your voice be heard! Say NO to the proposed HLA Charter School or any Charter School coming to Marine Park Junior High School IS 278 You can help by expressing your opposition to a Charter School to be housed at Marine Park IS 278 in Brooklyn. CALL 311 – request to lodge a complaint [...]

Tuesday, May 26th 2009 – 5pm to 8pm Sunday, May 31st, 2009 – Noon to 3pm 2194 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11234 Between R and Quentin Road

Since the Wiz closed way back when in 1997 not much has happened with the buildings that they used to occupy. Sleepys in recent years took over one of the two buildings. The other building has always remained empty, in recent days there has been a lot of activity at the former site of Nobody [...]

One hundred parents and interested community members from Marine Park and Brooklyn met in Marine Park Junior High School to discuss opposition to the Hebrew Charter School proposed by former hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt and his daughter, lead applicant Sara Berman. The proposed charter school is set to be housed within Marine Park Junior [...]

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