Michael Bloomberg
Each House is an Island
Steven Gnagni |
An urban fishing village tries to keep its character intact
Making Change: Life Stories
Steven Gnagni |
Child welfare workers are finding surprising success bringing a new high-tech tool into troubled homes: children’s books.
Bronx
BUSH INITIATIVE COULD LEAVE MANY CHILDREN BEHIND
Steven Gnagni |
President Bush’s effort to give low-performing schools a boost could be a bust for kids in New York City, where program registration delays have left families without time to get their children into a program that suits their needs. And for those who do get in, a slim budget could leave students with only a few extra hours of tutoring for the entire year.
Make The Road
Making Change: Poverty 3.0
Steven Gnagni |
Take donated computers. Add free software. Stir gently with staff training, time-consuming customization and inevitable glitches.
Bronx
Big Red School House
Steven Gnagni |
After years of pushing for the construction of a few new schools in the long-unused Kingsbridge Armory–with little response from the mayor’s office–some Bronx residents recently got their first sign that their proposal could happen when Bloomberg officials said they would look into it.
