The New Face of Labor
Leave your thoughtsLate last month, as Gov. David Paterson signed the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights into law at a Harlem community…
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Students Who Score Below Grade Level on State Tests May No Longer Get Tutoring
Leave your thoughtsToo bad, kids! More than 100,000 students who scored below grade level on state exams won’t automatically get the extra…
Foes Turn Up the Heat on Schools Chief
Leave your thoughtsDozens of elected officials, the teachers union and several community groups** called Thursday for city schools Chancellor Joel Klein to…
Campaña A Salvar las Escuelas
Leave your thoughtsNUEVA YORK Bajo el lema "Salvemos Nuestras Escuelas", fue lanzada ayer una campaña en la que se le exige…
Immigrant Advocates Pin Hopes on Dream Act
Leave your thoughtsAfter a summer focused on fighting off Arizonas hard-line law SB 1070, immigrant advocates are seeking to regain momentum with…
Education Groups Want Less Testing, More Learning
Leave your thoughtsA coalition called Save Our Schools is urging the city to stop relying so heavily on standardized tests. The group…
Shortage of Teachers Leading to City’s Failure to Provide Required Bilingual Services: State Letter
Leave your thoughtsThe state Education Department reprimanded the city for failing to properly educate students who aren’t fluent in English, according to…
Advice to Transgender Job Applicants: Avoid J. Crew
Leave your thoughtsWith the United States unemployment rate hovering at about 10%, lots of people are out of work. Unemployment is affecting…
Staten Island Group Protests Against Clothing Company Exec Over Transgender Rights
Leave your thoughtsSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The glamour and glitz of Fashion Week is under way in Midtown Manhattan, but a Staten…
J.Crew Fashion Week Event to Get Dressed Down Transgender Advocacy Group Says the Retailer Discriminates and Plans a Protest Outside its Prince Street Store Friday During Fashion’s Night Out.
Leave your thoughtsRetailer J. Crew Group Inc. is facing some uninvited guests at tonight’s Fashion’s Night Out shopping event. Advocacy group Make…