Month: September 2014

Though it’s officially autumn, the 80-degree temperatures in New York City this past weekend prove that the warm weather isn’t ready to leave us just yet. This, in addition to the latest report of a police officer using force against an unarmed, African-American man, seems to put us in an Indian summer of discontent that… Continue reading Democracy Doesn’t Have a Minimum Age Requirement

This Thursday, New York City students return to school after a summer-break of friends, relaxing, camps, and family time. Yet, even though they have been gone from school for only three months, they return to a country, and a world, that is vastly different from the one they left when the last bell rang in… Continue reading Opening up to our Students