Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson outlined his vision for the future of New York City public schools on May 15 at New York University where he discussed his plan to focus more on early- childhood education.
Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson discussing vision to improve New York City public schools.
Angelight Films held their Third Annual Fundraiser on May 1st in Manhattan where children with brain and spinal tumors had the opportunity to present their own short films.
Angelight Films Founder, Stephanie Angel, and three of the children involved with creating the short films.
Social work major Irene Hanna discussed her experience while visiting a children’s center in the Republic of Moldova during York College’s Student Research Day on Apr. 18.
Irene Hanna discussing her research in the Republic of Moldova
Photo Credit: Alfredo Jeff
Brooklyn Federal Judge Edward Korman ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make the Plan-B morning-after pill available over the counter to females of all ages.
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Award-Winning New York Daily News photographer Todd Maisel visited journalism students at CUNY York College on March 21st to share his journey as a photojournalist and to offer students advice about being successful in the field.
NY Daily News Photographer Todd Maisel and I
Week of March 18th
Meet Ingris Diaz! A 21-year-old mother from Long Island, NY who juggles school, work and a 5-year-old daughter named Natalie.
Ingris hugging 5-year-old Natalie
On March 4th, The NY Daily News posted an article on its website by Erin Durkin titled “SHAME CAMPAIGN: NYC ad campaign on teen pregnancy marshals crying babies.” The article discusses the New York City Human Resources Administration’s new Teen Pregnancy Prevention campaign, which has featured ads that display the consequences of teen pregnancy. These ads are meant to send a message to teens to avoid pregnancy by clearly stating the consequences of having children at a young age. One of the ads state, “I’m twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me as a teen.” Other ads aim to get teens thinking about child support, the cost of having a child per year, and what happens after the young couple separates.
Photo Credit: NYC.gov
After a lot of thinking, I realized that I wanted to create a blog based on being a young mom. The one thing I value the most is motherhood so I think my best work can come from focusing on this topic. Continue reading