Give parents more power on school boards, says Manhattan borough president Scott Stringer (Daily News) Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer outlined proposed state legislation aimed at addressing growing complaints that parents have been denied a significant voice since Mayor Bloomberg took control of the schools nearly seven years ago.

Obama administration backs mayoral control of NYC schools (New York Post) President Obama's education czar is urging Albany to keep Mayor Bloomberg in control of New York City's schools -- citing "real progress" under Hizzoner and his handpicked chancellor, Joel Klein.

Paying in full as the ticket into colleges (New York Times) Facing fallen endowments and needier students, many colleges are looking more favorably on wealthier applicants as they make their admissions decisions this year.

Bloomberg to talk about mayoral control at high-level conference (New York Post) Mayoral control of schools will take center stage in the Big Apple next week, when several leaders in charge of their local school systems powwow with Mayor Bloomberg at a high-level education conference.

Parents fume as kids miss cut for top city high schools (Daily News) About 7,500 eighth-graders - including many with A averages - have been told they're not going to high school, at least not the ones they asked for.

“Living with the Enemy” Copyright 2009 Donna Ferrato/AbuseAware.com. This photograph was part of an exhibition last year at the Office of the Manhattan Borough President.

The news that 19-year-old recording artist Chris Brown was charged with assault against singer Rihanna, then 20 -- sending her to the hospital and him to a Los Angeles court on April 6 to be arraigned on two felony counts, assault and criminal threats – has brought the issue of domestic violence back into public consciousness. For the Manhattan Borough President Office’s Domestic Violence Task Force, it is an issue that never disappears.

In New York City alone, police responded to more than 600 incidents...

Pre-Kindergarten applications due by April 3^rd

^{The 17 elementary schools of Community Education Council 1 all offer free pre-Kindergarten}

Each year Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer sponsors a Women’s History Month celebration.  This year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art provided an impressive backdrop to 2009’s celebration- opening the Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution exhibition to hundreds of New Yorkers, while they toasted to the accomplishments of Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney...