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Marginalized Communities Are Facing The Brunt Of Student Homelessness, Alicia Gajraj S. Gajraj
Marginalized Communities Are Facing The Brunt Of Student Homelessness, Alicia Gajraj S. Gajraj
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Headline: Marginalized communities are facing the brunt of student homelessness.
My capstone is a news article focusing on the rising number of students who are homeless in New York City. It explores how advocacy groups and active community members are working to help those in marginalized communities experiencing homelessness at higher rates.
Data: Data collection on the number of students unhoused in the past 11 years was done on Datawrapper. The numbers were found on NYSTEACHS.ORG.
Keywords: Student homelessness, Shelter system, Unhoused, Advocates for Children, Mckinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Schools, Education
Here is the link to my capstone: https://gajrajalicia57.wixsite.com/website/general-8
Federation Divided, Max M. Balton
Federation Divided, Max M. Balton
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At the start of the 2020 school year, a lack of covid safety plans led teachers like Rosy Clark to protest, urging her union the United Federation of Teachers to act. She and other progressives in the dissident caucus, Movement of Rank and File Educators, were willing to strike to ensure their safety. Union leadership hesitated largely because public union strikes are illegal under the state’s Taylor Law.
This four-part audio documentary looks at the history of the UFT and this contentious state law. The union began striking under more onerous strike prohibition legislation. Its roots are steeped in radical …
"Revolution", Noelle Lilley
"Revolution", Noelle Lilley
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When faced with gun violence in 1990s Canarsie, one 17-year-old carried his community on his back. “Revolution” chronicles the rise and fall of the Canarsie arts youth-led movement, Team Revolution, and the man at the center of it all: Divine Bradley.