Arresting and suspending students costs city millions each year, report says
Leave your thoughtsAdvocates ripped the city for arresting and suspending students in a withering report that claims those policies cost the city…
Category: Education Justice
New middle school coming to East Elmhurst
Leave your thoughtsAn intersection near the Grand Central Parkway in East Elmhurst will soon be the site of a new middle school,…
Middle School to be built in East Elmhurst, according to councilwoman
Leave your thoughtsA new middle school will be built in East Elmhurst to help fight overcrowding in local schools, announced Council Member…
Las escuelas que están tratando de conquistar a los padres latinos
Leave your thoughtsEl año pasado, durante la temporada de postulación a la universidad, los directivos de una escuela secundaria en Bushwick, Brooklyn,…
Cuomo Faces Loud Backlash Over Push to Cut States CUNY Funding
Leave your thoughtsALBANY — As the April 1 deadline for the state budget approaches, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo appears close to victories…
Childhood, education groups call for tax on wealthy to fund $2.3B education campaign
Leave your thoughtsCommunity groups and unions gather at the state Capitol in Albany, NY on Tuesday, Feb. 2 to outline a $2.3B…
Profesores de toda la ciudad promueven las postulaciones a la universidad
Leave your thoughtsNueva York- Fue hace unos meses cuando, en una visita a una escuela, la canciller de Educación se le ocurrió…
‘Where’s My Seat?’ How School Overcrowding Disproportionately Impacts Immigrant Communities in New York City
Leave your thoughtsExecutive Summary School overcrowding, which occurs when “the number of students enrolled in the school is larger than the number…
Immigrants Feeling Squeezed in Schools
Leave your thoughts¿Dónde está mi silla? Where is my seat? That was the question immigration advocacy group Make the Road New York…
Immigrant Communities Are Impacted the Most by Overcrowded Schools: Study
Leave your thoughtsJACKSON HEIGHTS — Overcrowded city schools are an issue for all students, but the problem disproportionately impacts immigrant communities, according…