Of the 895 students admitted to Stuyvesant, the best public high school in NYC, in 2019, seven students were Black. Despite being one of the most diverse cities in the world, New York City has the most segregated school system in the world. Education is one of the primary predictors of economic success. Simply earning […]
To many, New York City seems the perfect cosmopolitan city: one defined by diversity and opportunity. But in reality, the history of segregation in the city remains very much alive. City dwellers “live together,” but they live apart – entire neighborhoods, institutions, and schools tend to be dominated by a certain race and socioeconomic class. […]
To Be Diagnosed with Pediatric Cancer “Your child has cancer.” These are four words that a family never wants to hear. But cancer is a reality for nearly 400,000 children each year (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital), including myself in 2006. With this diagnosis comes months and years of treatment and surgeries. Patients are treated […]
I grew up on the Upper West Side in New York City. The blue portion of the map is the area I grew up in; it consists of mostly tall, expensive apartment buildings. I spent a lot of time playing basketball at the Frederick Douglass Playground (grayed area on the map). It is the foremost […]
The use of the Common Core and standardized testing in American education is doing a disservice to students as it does not adequately prepare them for the real world.
