Ending School-to-Prison Pipeline
Former state Chief Judge Judith Kaye and the New York City School-Justice Partnership Task Force produced a report called, “Keeping Kids in School and Out of Court.”
Topic: Education
via Bensonhurst Bean
School Faces Unwanted Company
Parents with children at Brooklyn's Seth Low Intermediate School are fighting a proposal that would make their kids share space with charter school students.
Picturing Girl Power Via School
As part of United Nations campaign to promote education for young women, girls from Egypt, Nepal, Burkina Faso and the U.S. erased a billboard-sized image of girls in factories – and revealed a more positive image of girls in school.
Sense in the City
Our reporters tell the stories of some of New York’s most captivating disabled people as they live, work and create.
Bushwick Beyond the Brand
Thirty-five years ago, burned-out Bushwick was a symbol of urban blight. Today the neighborhood is on the rise, as gentrification spreads. But not all the change is for the better.
via DNAInfo.com
The Speaker Listens to Foster Kid
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn befriended James Polite, offering him an internship, helping him get into college and paying some of his living expenses after, he says, his family kicked him out because he is gay.
via Bronx Times
Program to Mix Civics and Sports
The proposed Community Board Athletic Leadership League – C-BALL – would require young athletes to regularly attend community board meetings.
via The Queens Courier
Head Start Falls Behind
Sequestration-related budget cuts threaten services at Head Start programs in Queens and around the city.