Despite the trying circumstances of Covid, I was able to find a silver lining. The scaled-down remote learning curriculum allowed me to finish my work quickly, leaving ample time to explore my passion for writing.

Sometimes, when you travel to the West, you inadvertently come back to the East. Many people who left their socialist homeland were recently startled to find Soviet ideas taking a stronghold in many corners of American education and politics.

This scholarship made it affordable for my daughter to get a solid islamic education and academics. She saw people that looked like her, dressed like her, and had interactions with them beyond the masjid.

Despite the $293 million decrease from last year, the FY24 budget remains the largest area of NYC spending at $30.7 B. And everyone in town was there for their share of the pie.

The real head-scratcher for many is why I’ve stayed. Perhaps it’s because the fight never ends. Not just for my kids, but for all kids.

The aspirations of thousands of young people like myself have recently been dashed by the charter debate that has been sparked by concerns about the cap on charter schools, and specifically the support for limiting the number of charter schools in New York State.

Instead of taking from my child, elementary schools should be equally and fairly funded to improve the academic programs. SP and other accelerated programs should be added to every elementary school so all children can have an equal chance.