"Why the NCAA is investigating Baylor's sexual assault scandal" PBS NewsHour 6/27/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: More than a dozen women have filed lawsuits against Baylor University saying the i… Read More
Jaime Ballesteros, a Teacher at a Charter School in East New York and DACA Recipient. He fought back tears in his Classroom on Tuesday, after the Trump Administration Canceled the Program th… Read More
The Board of Regents adopted the Newly Revised English Language Arts and Mathematics Learning Standards on September 11, 2017. The New Standards have been the Result of over Two Years of Col… Read More
In Memoriam
– Non-Fiction by Alison Main –
“What grief does is it puts us squarely in the middle of a fire, and it burns away everything that is not essential to our lives… Read More
The New York City Council’s Commission to Review the New York City Charter, a separate effort from the Existing Commission created by Mayor Bill de Blasio, has been Fully Appointed and… Read More
"The Shadow Rulers of the VA" by Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica 8/7/2018How Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter and two other Mar-a-Lago cronies are secretly shaping the Trump administr… Read More
A New York Constitutional Uncoupling.
An Amicable Divorce would Split New York State into Three Independent Districts, each with its own Governor and Legislature, but would keep it as One S… Read More
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is an American Immigration Policy that Allows some Individuals with Unlawful Presence in the U. S. after… Read More
In a Process likely to last years, the New York Board of Regents is considering Changing High School Graduation Requirements, which may include Revising or Creating a Substitute for the Rege… Read More
Note: my review of London Peruvian restaurant Senor Ceviche was first published in April 2015 and so of the information might now be out of date
As a late arrival to the cult of the Pisco so… Read More
New York City Officials Want the Board of Elections (NYCBOE) to Stay Out of Schools in 2020.
This Shift in Position comes after Parents, Teachers, and Principals raised Concerns about Secur… Read More
In response to several Trends, including Low Voter Turnout and Civic Knowledge, the past few years have seen a Sporadic Push for Stronger Civics Education in New York.
In the Spring of 2018… Read More
Three Bills Seek to Establish Climate Change Curriculum in Public Schools: Climate Change poses a Severe Threat to New York State, making Higher Temperatures, Rising Sea Levels, Increasing R… Read More
Nebraska will hold In-Person Primary Elections as scheduled May 12th.
Twenty States and One U.S. Territory have Postponed State-Level Elections over the Last Two Months due to the Coronavir… Read More
A Federal Judge Reprimanded the Trump Administration, Thursday August 13th, over an Unusual Statement a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Official Issued in June, Declaring that the Supr… Read More
[Clifford]: Welcome to our closing session
for the Fall 2018 Member Meeting. I hope that you've had a good meeting here. Certainly the sessions I've been able to look
in on seem to have g… Read More
We are all aware that Herodotus once remarked, “Egypt is the gift of the Nile,” but not everyone is aware of how true this statement is. Ancient Egypt’s civilization would… Read More
Everyone has probably heard that London is not exactly a cheap city to visit or stay in; accommodation, food, and transport cost a pretty penny. The city is rumoured to being not o… Read More
The parks are a great way to experience London and its raw beauty. There are many different parks in London, each with its own unique features and exceptional vibes. For example, H… Read More
Our planet is quite blessed when it comes to exciting destinations and exhilarating experiences. Atop the list of the Earth’s most generously-gifted places comes the incredible English… Read More