John Frias – Alumni Spotlight
I was born and raised in New York City. I grew up in Harlem and in an era where New York City was filled with violence and drugs. My parents were from the Dominican Republic and worked hard to keep food on the table, even though they barely made ends meet. My mother put […]
Subhas Mohan – Alumni Spotlight
Subhas has earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Stony Brook University, studied and researched neurotoxicity at New Medical College, completed his doctorate studies at Sage College and a certification in Systems Leadership at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Subhas has served the New York City community for over 23 years as teacher of chemistry, […]
Charles Davis – Alumni Spotlight
Charles Davis has over 20 years of experience working in the field of human services. This is reflected in his involvement in various facets of child welfare, juvenile justice, and criminal justice systems. Charles’ professional career has been primarily providing counseling to juvenile and adult forensic populations throughout New York State and the District of […]
Kari-Lee Grant – Alumni Spotlight
Kari-Lee Grant, PhD is an experienced educator, who has taught at the elementary, middle, high, and college levels. She has taught English to speakers of other languages at a middle school in Long Island, New York for 16 years. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY). […]
America’s new “national teacher shortage” is neither new nor national
The narrative goes as follows. America is suffering from a nationwide teacher shortage. Teachers have been leaving the profession for years, but recent stresses from the pandemic and the culture war have caused the entire profession to hit a tipping point. Educators are leaving in droves. School leaders are using desperate measures to recruit. Some […]
Teacher shortage: ‘Maligning and vilifying’ educators affects retention, union president says
Teacher shortage: ‘Maligning and vilifying’ educators affects retention, union president says Students across the country are heading back to school, but many without adequate teachers. According to the National Education Association, there are more than 280,000 fewer public school teachers nationally than prior to the pandemic. And the shortage is perhaps most acute in the […]
New York City to Pay $1.8 Billion to Former Teachers as Students Continue to Struggle
Thousands of former Black and Latino teachers in New York City stand to collect an astonishing $1.8 billion in damages after the city stopped fighting a decades-long discrimination lawsuit which alleged that a licensing test that teachers were formerly required to pass was biased. But while the evidence of such discrimination remains dubious, students in […]
Top 6 Skills Everyone in School Administration Needs
School leaders get in on this… “Top 6 Skills Everyone in School Administration Needs” 1.a Time management A huge aspect of organization is time management. If a school administrator struggles with either of those, they will have a very difficult time handling their job to the best of their ability. 1.b Multitasking There are various […]
