Rochelle Du

9.18.26 at 3:00 PM- Yesterday, the Road to Better Busing Coalition co-hosted a press conference with Senator Jackson and Assemblymember Tapia’s office to demand safe, reliable, on-time busing for NYC students. From Samantha, a parent who spoke on her four-year-old child waiting on the bus for four hours just to get home, to Chief of Staff for Senator Jackson, @johannagarcianyc speech on how education justice should extend beyond school walls to encompass how students arrive to and leave...

9.10.26 at 5:00 PM, New York, NY— Today marked the first day of school for students across New York City, and for a majority of students and their families, this day was met with excitement, curiosity, and overall joy for a new year of learning. Unfortunately, for thousands of other students and families, the first day of school was filled with anxiety, nervousness, and frustration because a bus was delayed, missing, or nonexistent. At the beginning of this week, several news outlets reported...

9.3.26 at 2:00 PM- “By 2034, increasing the number of integrated NYC public schools with sufficient and stable enrollment, equitable access to academic programs and services, and culturally responsive and adaptive leadership.” - The New York City Racial Equity Plan New York Appleseed is relieved to see a new long-term goal and prioritization toward truly integrated schools in the recently released New York City Racial Equity Plan. We are encouraged that NYC listened to feedback on the draft...