“Of all the challenges a child experiencing homelessness may be faced with, a basic lack of supplies to complete schoolwork should not be one of them, especially since education can be a critical tool to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty.”
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Para el informe titulado “Inside the World of Misinformation Targeting Migrants on Social Media” (Dentro del mundo de la desinformación dirigida a los migrantes en las redes sociales) se entrevistaron a 200 inmigrantes que hablaban español y maya: 100 en Guatemala, al comienzo de su viaje hacia el norte, y otros 100 en refugios en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.
‘As a young woman who has been in and out of the foster care system my whole life, I’ve had to face many challenging situations alone before my Fair Futures Coach Jaime changed my life entirely.’
“It’s known as the summer slide, or summer setback. That period of just over two months when our children are out of school, when learning diminishes—and often disproportionately impacts youth from historically disadvantaged groups. This summer is a chance to reverse that trend.”
Hear directly from the Democratic candidates running for two Assembly seats representing Throggs Neck, City Island and Pelham Bay (District 82) and Riverdale, Kingsbridge and Norwood (District 81), who sparred off in debates hosted by BronxTalk and co-sponsored by City Limits.
With pieces dating back to the early 20th century, the city’s public schools are home to almost 2,000 works encompassing realistic murals depicting the city’s history, giant pieces on exterior walls, playground installations that teach children about sound, fanciful fences and wall installations with nooks and crannies for students to explore. Faith Ringgold, Keith Haring, Romare Bearden and Carrie Mae Weems are among the many prominent artists represented.
Según el Departamento de Educación, el 43 por ciento de los estudiantes de la Gran Manzana hablaban un idioma distinto al inglés durante el año escolar actual. El programa de Comunicación con las Familias Inmigrantes (Immigrant Family Engagement), que había sido presupuestado para un solo año, fue renovado en el presupuesto de 2023, pero no se amplió a los 6 millones de dólares solicitados por los defensores.
According to the DOE, 43 percent of NYC’s students spoke a language other than English during the current school year. The Immigrant Family Communication program, which had been budgeted for only one year, was renewed in the 2023 budget but was not expanded to the $6 million requested by advocates.
“The arts are a form of embodied play that surpasses verbal processing and allows us to explore, connect with ourselves and others, and ultimately build or rebuild the muscles of imagination when life circumstances or the experience of trauma has taken them away.”
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