More than 8,700 children in New York City are grieving a parent or caregiver who died of COVID. Here are some of their favorite memories, and what they wish others knew.
Opinion: Segregated K-12 Schools are a Threat to Democracy
Jeremy Chan-Kraushar |
“Democracies cannot function when entire groups of people are insulated from the realities of those they don’t understand. By reframing the issue as an urgent threat to democracy, we may become more motivated to change.”
city limits accountability reporting initiative for youth
Meet Our Fall 2022 Youth Reporting Interns
Jeanmarie Evelly |
This fall, City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth (CLARIFY) is working with nearly two dozen talented high school students from across the five boroughs, including bilingual participants reporting in both English and Spanish.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Familias inmigrantes de la ciudad sufrieron mayores tasas de carga financiera excesiva del alquiler y hacinamiento en sus hogares en 2021
Daniel Parra |
En los hogares encabezados por inmigrantes con niños, el 52 por ciento experimentó una carga financiera excesiva del alquiler en 2021, según un nuevo estudio, en comparación con el 48 por ciento de los hogares de ciudadanos con niños.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Teaching Kids About Domestic Violence Earlier Will Make NY Safer
Luis Matos |
“Reaching children at much earlier ages to teach them about healthy relationships and how to identify abuse will provide them with the foundations to safety and resiliency and provide our youngest New Yorkers with an additional layer of protection against harm.”
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Más estudiantes sin hogar en aulas el año pasado, a pesar de disminución en inscripciones en Nueva York
Mariam Hydara |
Aunque la inscripción total en las escuelas de la ciudad se redujo en un 3.2 por ciento, el número de estudiantes que se identifican como personas sin hogar aumentó en un 3.3 por ciento.
A Family Affair: Parents, Children and NYC's Homelessness Crisis
More NYC Students Were Homeless Last Year, Even as Enrollment Declined
Mariam Hydara |
Though total enrollment in city schools fell by 3.2 percent, the number of homeless-identifying students increased by 3.3 percent. Those 104,000 students include 29,000 who spent time in shelters, 69,000 temporarily sharing housing with others, and approximately 5,500 who were unsheltered—living in cars, parks, or abandoned buildings.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC’s COVID Recovery Requires an Indoor Air Revolution
Michael Partis |
“Though outdoors strategies are a great and necessary option, there remains a serious need for innovation and creativity to generate excellent air quality in spaces that are enclosed, covered, or conventionally ‘indoors’ and hold more than groups of 10. From elevators to heated tents, indoor air quality will be a significant factor in our society’s health care.”
Education
Opinion: New York Students Need Solutions from Adults, Not Suspensions
Shoshana Hershkowitz |
“There is a looming youth mental health crisis that must be addressed, and the professionals who educate our children have the knowledge and skills to help our young people. Suspending struggling youth only compounds the crisis, and we must reimagine school discipline to ensure that all students, regardless of race or ability, can thrive in their schools.”
A Family Affair: Parents, Children and NYC's Homelessness Crisis
NYC’s Schools Funding Formula Should Consider Homeless Students, Advocates Say
Julian Roberts-Grmela |
The Fair Student Funding Formula, used to distribute the majority of New York City’s education budget to each of its 1,600 public schools, has been criticized for failing to provide enough funds to students who need it most, including those in temporary housing and in the foster care system. A working group has until the end of October to recommend changes.
Education
Should New York High Schools Be Required to Teach Financial Literacy?
Jeanmarie Evelly |
A bill that would require high school students across the state to take a personal finance course has been introduced a number of times in the Albany legislature dating back to 2009, but has yet to pass. “This is something that every kid kind of needs to do, and we are kind of thrown into doing it on our own time, without any guidance,” said Anisha Singhal, a senior at Stuyvesant High School who’s pushing more schools to teach financial skills.
