Get free school supplies at annual giveaway in Queens
Leave your thoughtsThe countdown is on for heading back to school and local groups are making it easier for parents and kids to get their preparations done.
Category: Education Justice
Piden se destinen más fondos en presupuesto municipal a educación, vivienda y otros rubros
Leave your thoughtsMartha Villatoro tiene dos niños que reciben terapia del habla y ocupacional en una escuela pública de Queens. Dice que este año le quitaron 4 terapias al mes a cada uno. “No están recibiendo los servicios que deberían de tener porque me dicen que les están recortando, eh, no hay presupuesto", dijo Villatoro.
Parents fume over Governor Hochul’s charter school expansion proposal
Leave your thoughtsProtesting outside of 633 3rd Avenue, the rally, hosted by advocacy group Make the Road New York, called upon the…
Charter school fight continues
Leave your thoughtsRoughly 50 parents and backers from the Alliance for Quality Education, Make the Road New York and New York Communities for…
NYC school budgets in limbo with start of classes weeks away
Leave your thoughtsMany parents and educators are hopeful that the court action will result in the restoration of funds for schools. But…
Make The Road NY re-launches guide to help immigrants with ICE
Leave your thoughtsMake The Road New York, an immigrant-focused organization, re-launched its Deportation Defense Manual to help undocumented immigrants deal with Immigration Customs Enforcement. The…
Make the Road New York hosts Jackson Heights back-to-school drive for families in need
Leave your thoughtsMarilyn Mendoza, an education justice organizer with MRNY, pointed out that her community was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Immigrant Parents Press DOE for Culturally Responsive Curriculum in Schools
Leave your thoughtsPlácida Rodríguez, a Dominican grandmother of two public school students and a member of non-profit Make the Road NY (MRNY) said…
Students rip de Blasio for ignoring their concerns on school safety during town hall
Leave your thoughtsMayor de Blasio’s post-Parkland student town hall on gun violence turned into a referendum on the city’s school safety agents…
This Must Be The Year For The New York Dream Act, A Game-Changer For Immigrant Youth Like Me
Leave your thoughtsOn Monday the New York State Assembly passed the New York Dream Act. For immigrant youth like me, this legislation…