This blog is designed to be an online community for those of us fighting to make the world better for vulnerable children. It is a space for sharing information, news stories, resources, advocacy tips, and more... anything and everything that will enable us to do our work better.
So let's start with this: What better way to strengthen children to move out of poverty than to help them see that their dreams are achievable? As Judge Sonia Sotomayor makes her way through the Senate Judiciary hearings this week, the children attending her elementary school alma mater are getting a first hand lesson in the power of resilience. Judge Sotomayor's life story - her ability to overcome the challenges and obstacles presented by a childhood of poverty - is a powerful testament to the importance of education and perserverance.
Her experience underscores the irony of what is going on in Albany right now. As the Legislature winds down and prepares to break for summer, it has left the critical issue of Mayor Bloomberg's control of NYC's schools unsettled. While the failure to pass a bill settling the issue leaves the status quo in place until September, it highlights a deeper - and more unsettling question: What is the long term impact on our education system, and our children, when the government allows politics to get in the way of decisionmaking about thigns as critical as the education of our children.
Resilience Advocacy Project
Empower Youth. End Poverty
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