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A first grade classroom at P.S. 24 in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn. | Madina Touré/POLITICO | One Brooklyn school has figured out a successful model for the children of asylum seekers as the city’s Education Department struggles to accommodate the new students from Latin America. P.S. 24 in the Sunset Park has a bilingual program where students learn in English for half the day and in Spanish for the other half. “We do have a dual language program and that has been a highlight for us in this process because the children have been able to be immersed — most of them — in their own native language,” the school’s principal, Maria Diaz, told POLITICO during a recent visit to the school. With funding from the DOE’s central office, the school rehired its retired "English as a New Language" instructor and extended its arts offering to a lunchtime program where kids learn about different instruments and musical genres from Latin America and the Caribbean. School officials have led walks around the surrounding community. They also hosted a coat drive in the PTA room where students could go in and select warm clothes and worked with other schools to find necessities for families. “We really banded together as a community and when different community organizations heard that there was a need, they stepped in,” Diaz said. The guidance counselor, Ada Galan, does individual and group sessions, checks in informally on students in the morning and sees them during lunch. She also holds "healing circles" where the youngsters, who’ve often made long perilous trips from their home countries, can share experiences. One member of a youth group — 10-year-old Anabel Tavarez — said she and her classmates also help translate for the migrant students. “It has been a great experience meeting them because I feel that it makes me so happy to see that there’s other students entering this wonderful school and getting to experience the things that we do,” Tavarez said. — Madina Touré IT’S THURSDAY. Got tips, suggestions or thoughts? Let us know ... By email: agronewold@politico.com or on Twitter: @annagronewold WHERE’S KATHY? In New York City and a guest on WNYC's “All Things Considered.” WHERE’S ERIC? Calling into WBAI’s “What’s Going On” before speaking at a memorial for rapper Biggie Smalls. He’ll also speak at a Digital Games Industry Council meeting, a DOE career event, and a Japanese holiday event. In the evening, he'll attend a celebration for the 50th anniversary of Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York and deliver remarks at UA3 Community First's 2nd annual benefit.
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| | | | A message from The City University of New York:   | | | | | AROUND NEW YORK | | — Community Board 7 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan voted against a proposal to change a newsstand into an e-bike rest stop for delivery workers at 72nd Street. — A lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court alleges a wall on Grand Street is in danger of collapsing, according to inspectors. — A coyote was found roaming Queens early Wednesday, the NYPD said. — The Taxi and Limousine Commission approved a 9 percent pay bump for Uber and Lyft drivers; the change will take effect next week. — Six quotes from GOP Rep. Mike Lawler’s roundtable with state and local officials discussing Hochul’s housing plan.
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