Home»Latest News (Page 1292)

Some NY Dream Act Students Denied Financial Aid for College

Some NY Dream Act Students Denied Financial Aid for College

CUNY’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Hell’s Kitchen Photo: Roman Tiraspolsky/Shutterstock By Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY After a roughly three-month wait, 24-year-old Jesus finally received an email on Thanksgiving detailing how much tuition assistance he’d be getting under a recently enacted New York law that opens state financial aid to undocumented immigrants. “You […]

Why Shouldn’t New York’s Wealthiest P.T.A.s Share With Its Neediest Schools?

Why Shouldn’t New York’s Wealthiest P.T.A.s Share With Its Neediest Schools?

By The Editorial Board, NY Times New York City’s public school system is already one of the most segregated and unequal in the country. Why then should its parent-teacher associations exacerbate inequality? New York’s P.T.A.s are doing exactly that, according to city data and reports from the city’s Independent Budget Office. Across the city, the […]

Congress Finally Begins to Assert Its War Powers Authority

So why do so many congressional Republicans reject their oaths of office and bow to Donald Trump’s unconscionable demands?

Congress Finally Begins to Assert Its War Powers Authority

The House has passed a resolution to limit President Trump’s military action against Iran before seeking approval from Congress.  By John Nichols It should not be hard for any member of the US House of Representatives, to declare, as Representative Ro Khanna did this week, that “it’s time for Congress to step up and reclaim […]