Speaking of City School Graduations . . .
A handful of New York City public schools have netted some famous keynote speakers for their graduation ceremonies, including Steve Madden, the shoe designer, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the Tony...
View ArticleWeiner Tacks Right in Education Debate
It was billed as the first debate among the Democratic candidates about education, but Tuesday's event was more notable for the absence of City Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Christine Quinn and...
View ArticleAdvocates Call for New Approach to School Safety
After years of disagreements with City Hall over the NYPD's handling of schools safety, a coalition of children's advocates and the New York Civil Liberties Union called for the next mayor to scrap the...
View ArticleGarner Decision Galvanizes NYC High School Activists
For some high school activists, the Staten Island grand jury decision in the Eric Garner case felt like a local call to action.Christine Rodriguez, a 17-year-old senior at the Bushwick School for...
View ArticleThese Students Have Been Accepted to College, But Will They Show Up This Fall?
Their college plans may melt away entirely by the end of summer. Up to 40 percent of low-income students who are accepted to college in the spring never make it to the first day of class in the fall....
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