• Barnes & Noble joins forces with Make: Magazine to bring mini maker faires to the masses, offering three ways to get involved: observe new maker technology demos, meet Makers showcasing their projects or collaborate with other Makers to create something new. 
   
• Mayor de Blasio unveiled plans to mandate every NYC public school offers computer science classes to kids, an option already available at many private and elite public schools.
   
• Elsewhere at the DOE: Registration for the 2015 Fall Parent Conferences at the Tweed Courthouse is open. Expect grade-specific presentations, free breakfast and babysitting for ages 4 and up. 
   
• The pope's visit is going to cause headaches for travel Thursday and Friday, so be advised of all the street closures that will affect your commute.
   
• School children at Our Lady Queen of Angels are prepping for their meeting with the pope. – East Harlem
   
• Speaking of travel, your New York driver's license may not be a valid ID to board a plane come 2016—even for domestic flights! 
   
• If you're wondering just how many students opted out of testing at your child's school last spring, Chalkbeat put together an interactive map.
   
• Midtown has a new food hall serving everything from pizza to lobster rolls. – Midtown East
   
• School rezoning in Brooklyn has prompted a parental dispute. – Dumbo 
   
• There's a new maternity store for fashionable mamas-to-be in Brooklyn. – Park Slope

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