Articles Tagged “Education”
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Parent Power: NYC Parents Union Unveils 2012 Legislative Agenda
Dear Parents & Legislators: Enclosed is the New York City Parents Union Legislative Agenda 2012 to reform New York State Education Law, New York City School Governance Law and the Charter Schools Act. Parents are the primary stakeholders in their children’s education. For too long, parents have been denied an authoritative voice in their children’s [...]
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Goldstein H.S. students walk out against budget cuts
Originally reported on News12 (06/02/11) BROOKLYN – Students at Leon M. Goldstein High School walked out of their classes this morning in protest of proposed budget cuts to education. Students chanted slogans and carried signs against proposed cuts to foreign language, art and music programs. Many say they are also against diverting education funding to [...]
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Sound Off | Should Bloomberg Apologize to Public School Parents?
On his weekly radio show last Friday, as reported by Gothamist, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said: Unfortunately there are some parents who just come from—they never had a formal education, and they don’t understand the value of education…the old Norman Rockwell family is gone. Did Bloomberg go too far with his comment? Is it insulting to [...]
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Wendell in Bed-Stuy Talks Education & Our Country
Yesterday, I took a walk around the neighborhood with Radio Rahim, and ran into a long-time Bed-Stuy community member with a few gems of knowledge about our world today. Here’s what he had to say: J: What’s your name? W: Wendell Kaye-Keen J: And how long have you lived here, in this neighborhood? W: 42 [...]
