Parent coalition begins writing checks for Council races
Posted By Anna Phillips
On July 21, 2009 @ 3:48 pm In Newsroom | 2 Comments

A group of parents is forming its own political action committee and donating small amounts of money to candidates who share their educational views.
Members of the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice, [...]

Bangladeshi community struggles with parental participation in New York City schools
By Lovlu Ansar, Weekly Thikana,
30 June 2009.

Every school has a Parent Teachers Association, but only a few Bangladeshis are involved with these associations. Numerous studies have proven it is essential for every parent to be involved with the PTA, in order [...]

July 14, 2009, 11:57 am
Councilman Martinez Resigns
By Ray Rivera

Updated, 12:59 p.m. | In a terse one-sentence letter to city officials today, City Councilman Miguel Martinez submitted his letter of resignation, effective immediately. The resignation comes as federal prosecutors in Manhattan are preparing to file charges against him stemming from an investigation into a [...]