NYC High School Journalism Programs to Receive Almost $300,000 in New City Council Funding
Students and teachers gathered on City Hall steps to promote high school journalism — and advocate for its expansion.
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The Strange Politics of Giving Paraprofessionals More Money
NYC’s most under-paid educators got organized – and are now caught in a complicated political crossfire.
Op-Ed: CUNY Introducing Body-Cams for Campus Safety Officers Makes No One Safer
By pouring more than ten million dollars into surveillance technology, the CUNY administration is signalling that their commitment lies in avoiding liability, not increasing safety.
Columbia’s Cooperation With ICE Calls Back to KKK Days
During the 1920s KKK resurgence, Columbia swept anti-Black persecution under the rug
Teaching Palestine and Israel at Brooklyn Tech: A Student Dispatch
Brooklyn Tech’s assistant Principal of Social Studies said that the appropriate place for teachers to discuss Israel-Palestine was “in Fort Greene Park.”
Extra! Extra! High School Journalism Makes a Comeback
Only 1% of NYC journalism students have access to student journalism in their school. Youth Journalism Coalition is fighting to change this.
Morningside Heights Residents Protest Continued Gate Closure at Fortress Columbia
After nearly two years of continuous disruption to movement in their neighbourhood, community members say it’s time to open up the campus again.
Educators Should Be AI Antagonists
Why the use of artificial intelligence in schools
is dangerous and should not be welcomed.
When S, a faculty member at Brooklyn College opened an email from HR in June, the last thing she…
Universities That Believe in Nothing
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