‘Students with marginalized identities are consistently subjected to a neutral discussion of the very ideas, principles and policies that have questioned their existence and sustained violence in their communities for centuries.’
Income is up and poverty is down in Central Harlem, West Harlem and Washington Heights. But those neighborhood-wide numbers don’t capture what different segments of each community are experiencing.
‘If we are truly committed to building a future where all people, regardless of gender, are empowered to live with agency and free from violence, it starts with comprehensive sex education.’
‘Despite continued big talk, the mayor has taken baby steps, clearly more cosmetic than substantive in nature.’
Bill de Blasio’s state of the city address didn’t drop any novel ideas on NYCHA, homelessness, education, jobs or other big-ticket items. The mayor instead focused new energy on making the city’s democracy stronger.
It’s an annual rite of mid-winter: The mayor of New York City travels to the state capitol to give his take on the governor’s proposed budget, and state legislators pelt the mayor with questions about whatever is on their minds. Bill de Blasio’s fifth trip to Albany involved some familiar themes and faces, but a slightly different feel.
An initiative in the Lower East Side’s school district ‘represents meaningful progress in the work towards equitable schools there – and the city as a whole.’
Plus, Anthony Weiner is sentenced to prison time.
A mom who is suing the DOE writes about the role a threatened charter school has played in the lives of her two sons with learning disabilities.
‘A single coordinating agency should develop and apply consistent, developmentally appropriate standards across the full publicly-funded early childhood continuum, beginning at birth and continuing into elementary school.’
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