AFT PRESIDENT WEINGARTEN DENOUNCES DEVOS’ MISUSE OF COVID-19 FUNDS
Weingarten: “DeVos is using what little discretionary money was provided for education in the CARES Act to move full-steam ahead with turning our public schools into online cash…
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COVID-19 COULD DEVASTATE SCHOOL FUNDING IF WE DON’T ACT NOW SAYS REPORT
Albert Shanker Institute President and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten says: “We can’t forfeit our students' future because of the coronavirus pandemic." Photo: YouTube The coronavirus…
AFT DONATES 10,000 BOOKS TO HOMELESS NYC STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AMID COVID-19 CRISIS
Christine Quinn: “Over the past six weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the 2,100 children living in shelter at Win to adapt to difficult challenges.“ Photo: YouTube The…
COVID-19: ON THE FRONT LINES AT HOME AND AT WORK
Joycelyn Frye\Center for American Progress: "Women of color work in jobs that place them on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis... For example, nearly one-third of all nursing…
HOWARD UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES “BISON IN THE KNOW” CAMPAIGN
Bison In The Know will feature a series of videos, articles, virtual panels and interviews with experts in science, medicine, politics, communications, education, theology and more. Photo: Howard…
COVID-19: LEHMAN COLLEGE’S LAPTOP LOANER PROGRAM KEEPS STUDENTS ON TRACK, IN CLASS
Lehman was able to fulfill 170 initial requests for devices by April 3 via UPS. As of today, Lehman has received more than 660 loaner requests from students,…
REVOLUTIONARY LOVE NEEDED TO TRANSFORM AND HEAL WOUNDED WORLD
Rabbi Michael Lerner\“Revolutionary Love"] Lerner describes “revolutionary love” in this way at one point in the book: “the love of life and all beings, embracing this world with…
COMMUNITIES NEED THEIR NEWSPAPERS, AND NEWSPAPERS NEED THEIR COMMUNITY
Judy Patrick: "Local newspapers are chronicling the challenges neighborhood by neighborhood...Local newspapers care - always have and always will. It’s what sets them apart from all other media...But…
EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM AND SCHOLARS ACADEMIES TO CONTINUE REMOTE LEARNING
Linara Davidson Greenidge: “In order to be proactive and protect the physical health of our students and staff, we’ve decided to continue our remote learning indefinitely." Photo: East…
NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE NEW YORKERS WITH FREE MEALS
Dept. of Education: Any New Yorker who wants one can get three free meals a day at more than 400 Meal Hubs across the city. Photo: YouTube The…