Responding to the de Blasio administration’s tendency to use “diversity and integration” as a pretext for other ends, New York Appleseed’s David Tipson and Fred Freiberg of the Fair Housing Justice Center assert in the Gotham Gazette that integration is
A powerful collaboration between IntegrateNYC, NYU Metro Center, and New York Appleseed was selected to join the small circle of organizations funded by the prestigious Donors’ Education Collaborative. We are deeply humbled to see our scrappy, three-staff-person organization listed among
New York Appleseed applauds the New York State Education Department for its leadership in encouraging and supporting school districts to pursue meaningful integration. We believe the work of creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive schools must be rooted in culturally responsive
Sixty years ago Elizabeth Eckford walked through an angry mob of white people so she could fight for integration on her first day of school. On December 7, 2017 Hebh Jamal and other students from IntegrateNYC honored her strength and
Read the Letter to Mayor de Blasio written by IntegrateNYC’s Leadership Council. Mayor de Blasio_ Let’s Transform NYC Schools PRESS RELEASE New York City Students Call on Mayor to Commit to Real Integration New York, NY (December 5, 2017)
Matt Gonzales recently authored an op-ed in City Limits on the District 1 Diversity Plan. Read it here.
Three years ago New York Appleseed supported the State Education Department in the development of the Socioeconomic Integration Pilot Program. New York was the first state in the nation to use federal funds in this way. This Chalkbeat article nicely
New York Appleseed stands with IntegrateNYC and the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation community, as they work to heal after the tragic loss of life in late September. See the IntegrateNYC statement below: IntegrateNYC is a student-led advocacy organization
The new documentary Teach Us All is now available on Netflix. We are proud to see the work of IntegrateNYC, as well as our own Hebh Jamal and David Tipson featured in the film alongside many of our amazing allies
In a historic event, New York Appleseed, IntegrateNYC4me, and Epic Theatre Ensemble‘s Epic Next presented at the New York State Board of Regents July 2017 meeting. Student leaders from New York City presented policy recommendations and social justice theater to education policy
