The Urban Legend

Mark Salkind: The man behind the building

Emma Draisin, Staff Writer and Features Editor • February 8, 2017

“If you had asked me when I was 14 years old, would I end up being a high school principal, I would have looked at you and said, ‘are you kidding?’” Head of the Urban School of San...

Next generation of science class

Kian Nassre, Staff Writer • February 7, 2017

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS,) created in 2013 by 26 states, represents the consensus on scientific education of world-class scientists, the National Research Council, the National Science...

Are your laptop habits affecting your health?

Emma Draisin, Features Editor, Staff Writer • October 26, 2016

It’s 11pm on a Thursday night. The blue glow of the screen reflects off my sun-deprived skin. I sit hunched over my keyboard, furiously typing away at my English essay. My neck goes stiff. My toes...

Emotions Play Vital & Underrated Role in Classroom

Lily Dodd, Staff Writer • March 23, 2016

The first attack occurred on July 30, 2015 during the gay pride parade in Jerusalem. Six people were stabbed and one — a sixteen year-old Israeli girl named Shira Banki — died from her wounds. Less...

Project XQ Fuels New Version of Public School System

Katherine Weltzien, Staff Writer • March 23, 2016

According to the organization’s website, the Super Schools project, created and facilitated by Project XQ, is “a movement to rethink America’s schools.” The group claims that while countless aspects...

Is Urban Educating Us?

Zachary Ngin, Book Critic • February 5, 2016

Each day at Urban, my peers leave me in awe. They have diverse interests, take advanced classes, speak multiple languages, and hold the future in their palms. They dance so quickly to the rhythm of the...