Faces of Resistance
Leave your thoughtsNew York City is home to hundreds of activist groups, some of which have been at the frontlines for decades…
Category: Youth & School Programs
Legislature passes long-stalled DREAM Act, pays tribute to late colleague
Leave your thoughtsALBANY — In an emotional session, the state Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday to give undocumented immigrants access to…
New York City students can be suspended for an entire year. Officials say changes could be coming.
Leave your thoughtsAfter successfully pressing Mayor Bill de Blasio to reduce the overall number of suspensions issued to New York City students,…
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…
Estudiantes toman en sus propias manos la lucha contra el ‘bullying’
Leave your thoughtsStephanie Valera tiene apenas 17 años, y además de sus responsabilidades escolares para aprobar el último grado de secundaria, que…
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…
Protestan contra la desigualdad racial en arresto de estudiantes
Leave your thoughtsLa lucha por la igualdad en las escuelas y la no discriminación policial continúan siendo dos grandes objetivos de la Ciudad, pero…
Lawmakers push bill that would make schools more supportive
Leave your thoughtsA group of lawmakers have been pushing legislation that would end some of the harsher disciplinary practices in public schools…
One way to end biased discipline in schools
Leave your thoughtsAt a town hall in Staten Island, a high school student asked Mayor Bill de Blasio whether he is willing…
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…