Teenager’s voices are heard, and their work respected at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, New York, located within three long blocks of the Hudson River, also a sanctuary for learning. Last summer, Genesis Cooper, Gabby Espada and Shansanique Pollack, under the mentorship of Jared Wesley Singer and Catherine Rafferty ventured out on a […]readmore
In a nation wracked by the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented crisis that has put science and scientific pursuits up front and center, it is heartening to know that youth of color, including one African American, Dasia Taylor, were the majority number of teens among the 40 finalists in the current edition of the prestigious Regeneron […]readmore
A Letter to the Community from Al Vann On February 1, 1968, the City University of New York (CUNY) released a statement to the press that they were planning to establish a two-year community college in Bedford Stuyvesant. To most community leaders, and community residents alike, this was the first notice that a college was […]readmore
Becomes the First Woman to Lead the College, which has Been Inextricably Connected to the Central Brooklyn Community for More than a Half-Century A Biologist by Training, She is Known as a Passionate, Courageous and Innovative Educator with a Well-Established Track Record of Inspiring Students at HBCUsThe CUNY Board of Trustees today voted to appoint Dr. […]readmore
Published on June 15, 2020Caroline LairFounder of The Good AI, Cofounder of Women in AIAt The Good AI, we strongly believe Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be inclusive and celebrate diversity. However, AI is also the reflector of its creators and this translates into the reproduction of certain biases into AI products related to race, gender […]readmore
The World Economic Forum has just released its Human Capital Report with the subtitle “Preparing People for the Future of Work”.The report states that “many of today’s education systems are already disconnected from the skills needed to function in today’s labor markets”.It goes on to underline how schools tend to focus primarily on developing children’s […]readmore
Washington, July 9, 2020—Following U.S. students across five summers between grades 1 and 6, a little more than half (52 percent) experienced learning losses in all five summers, according to a large national study recently published. Students in this group lost an average of 39 percent of their total school year gains during each summer. The study […]readmore
How to keep your child interested in reading and thinking about what she/he has read might be one challenge you’ve encountered these last two weeks. If you’re running out of books, we offer a solution: a list of websites which provide free access to books of all kinds. In addition to reading, encourage your child […]readmore
