Chronic absenteeism in US schools has nearly doubled since the pandemic began, with low-income and minority students disproportionately affected, and public schools losing over 1 million students to private and homeschool options, while education leaders are testing strategies to reverse these trends.
Tag: New York City
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Diabetes Is a Crisis — and Extreme Heat Heightens Risks
New York City’s extreme heat poses a significant threat to New Yorkers living with diabetes, and requires public awareness, policy changes, and investments in public health to combat the mounting crisis.
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What Do ICE Raids Teach Kids?
ICE raids have created a climate of fear for immigrant students, causing them to skip school and leading to anxiety, depression, and school disengagement, while advocates are pushing for legislation to restrict federal agents’ access to schools and student data.
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The Trailer for Karate Kid: Legends Has Arrived
In Karate Kid: Legends, after a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang) is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City […]
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Living History: Black Reenactors Walk in Ancestors’ Footsteps
by Renata Sago “When you consider reenactment, what does that mean to you?” Lavada Nahon asks. For more than a decade, Nahon, a technical theater specialist-turned-culinary and cultural historian, has interpreted […]
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Don’t Be Fooled By Trump’s Ops in the Bronx
The park where the rally happened is represented by Ritchie Torres, an Afro-Latino gay man, who says Trump is “less popular than arsenic.”
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Hotter Summers Are Deadlier for Older Black People
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black While it’s only May, the temperature at the southernmost point of the United States is already sailing past summer highs: Key West […]
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A Chicken in Every Pot — and an A/C in Every Window?
Oregon is providing air conditioning to Medicaid recipients to help protect them from heat-related illness, which is disproportionately affecting Black communities, as well as other vulnerable populations.
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How entrepreneurship is helping Black students creatively thrive with resilience
Ty’Viana Woodard of Lincoln High School in Dallas is a Black student entrepreneur who has found purpose in her passion for fashion and is using her business to encourage others to be their most authentic selves.
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Museums Help Teach Black Students TooÂ
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black Whether it’s catching students up from pandemic learning loss, or simply working to get — and keep kids — on grade level, […]