Drag Story Hour Organizer Unbowed by the Haters
“Why would you disrupt joy?” posits Frankie Dascola in this interview.
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Education
Students Walk Out of Class in Protest of Mayor Adams’ Education Budget Cuts
Fifteen students from different public schools around the city walked out of class on Thursday and protested at City Hall hours before the 2024 preliminary budget meeting.
What The New School Adjunct Faculty Strike Means for One MFA Student
I’ve always wanted to be a writer, but my faculty is on strike. Little did I know that just…
Part-time faculty’s demands for a raise to address inflation are being ignored, even though management salaries increased by 45% between 2014 and 2019.
Brooklyn Public Library vs. the Book Banners
Newly-minted BPL e-cards are now available to young readers in all 50 states as book restrictions proliferate.
70 Years After Brown, Schools are Still Segregated
A new book by Leslie T. Fenwick explores the stark inequalities that have plagued schools for decades, and in some cases, have worsened since the 1954 Supreme Court decision.
New Free Youth Camp Taught by and for Trans and Queer Artists
Artists Jesse Pallotta and Angel Glasby undertook months of planning and preparation to create this free camp for 13-19 year-olds that offers thoughtful courses on photography, portrait drawing, vogue dancing, abstract painting and more.
Reverting back to the initial budget until the appeal is heard means that, with school beginning on September 8, principals will likely have to make hiring and budgeting decisions without knowing which budget they will operate under.
CUNY Adjuncts Dish Out Demands at “Brunch with Felo”
CUNY Chancellor has devastated student enrollment, faculty jobs with rigid in-person teaching requirement, protesters say from in front of his home.
How Critical Race Theory Became The New Conservative Bogeyman
Critical race theory is not primarily about history. It is about the effects of history on institutions, policies, laws, and, most importantly, ideas. And that makes the rightwing deeply uneasy.