Last week the NYC Department of Education released the enrollment numbers for the new 6th grade class. Last year, only 3 of our 11 middle schools met targets for diversity (the rest were overwhelmingly white, or overwhelmingly students of color). This year, 8 out of the 11 schools met our targets for diversity.
Read MoreWe never should have had to fight this battle. It’s still hard to believe that the New York State Senate GOP cares so little about the lives of our kids that they allowed the school-zone speed camera program to expire -- despite overwhelming evidence that they reduce crashes and save lives.
Read MoreFifty years ago this month, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act in 1968. The law was passed just days after Dr. King was killed, inspired by his words:
“Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.”
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