Day And Night High School Helps At-Risks Students Get Diploma
(From NY 1, AUGUST 21, 2007)
By Michael Meenan

At 17, with only a ninth grade education and less than five months in the United States, one young man from Tibet hoped to still become an engineer, but knew the odds were against him. Now he says he is getting ready for college. ... (More)

Cooper Union Interns Use Imaginations To Learn Environmental Design
(From NY 1, August 08, 2007)
By ADAM BALKIN

Even if you don't know them by name, you've no doubt seen Rube Goldberg machines ? those giant, complex contraptions designed to perform a very simple task like turning on a light switch. ... (More)

"When Work's Out, School's In for Many Students
Night & Day H.S. helps make every minute count"
(From Newsday, 03-21-2001)
By Beth J. Harpaz

There are students who work all day and go to school at night. There are students who work at night and go to school all day. And there are even a few students at Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day High School, such as Marc Arthur Dautruche, who work both day and night, but still make time for class. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., he's a personal trainer in a gym. From 5 p.m. to 10:45 p.m., he's in school. And from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m., he's a security guard. "I might sleep for two hours," Dautruche, 21, says nonchalantly. "I know what I'm doing. I need to finish school. I want to be a lawyer. And when I get paid, I send money home to my family in Haiti... (More)

"We Listen A Lot"
(From www.newsday.com , January 10, 2001)
By Clara Hemphill

IN SAKIBAH'S HOMETOWN in Bangladesh, many girls marry at 12 or 13 and have no schooling beyond elementary school. But now that Sakibah, 18, lives in Queens she is determined to finish high school -- even though her older brothers, who act as her guardians, would prefer that she keep house for them... (More)

"Benefits on both sides of the tutoring table"
(From www.csmonitor.com)
By Marjorie Coeyman

As a regional finance manager for Federal Express, working long hours in the city that never sleeps, Patricia Smail hardly needs to squeeze additional commitments into her schedule. Yet every Tuesday night finds her at a New York City public high school, poring over geometry problems with teenagers. She says she does it for the "glow" - the joy that comes with doing something nice for others... (More)