Lester Long Executive Director at Classical Charter Schools

Bronx Public Charter Schools Urge Community To Get Counted Before Census Deadline   

Census 2020
By SÍLE MOLONEY
With the deadline for the U.S Census now set for Oct. 16 at 6 a.m., several Bronx public charter schools are encouraging communities throughout the Bronx to ensure they fill out the census and get counted. Across the country, there are attempts to undercount communities of color and the most vulnerable. The future of the Bronx and of New York City depends on an accurate count of its residents, which will determine how much federal support it receives for the next decade. Now more than ever, the stakes of being counted have never been higher:   Nearly $1 trillion in


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Mayor: Juneteenth To Become New York City & School Holiday

By Síle Moloney
  Today, Jun. 19, as the country celebrates Juneteenth, the oldest nationally-celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Juneteenth would become an official City and school holiday.   The mayor also announced additional steps the City is taking to address disparities and structural racism that have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the creation of a new commission to understand the effects of structural and institutional racism in New York City.   The Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission (RRC) will be established to promote social learning,


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