“About 750,000 public schoolchildren in NYC are poor, roughly 200,000 have disabilities, & 114,000 are homeless.” We act as though this is normal, a tragic fact that there’s nothing we can do to fix. Meanwhile, the NYC police police budget is $11 Billion. nytimes.com/2020/09/01/nyreg…

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Given the crime stats as of late, it would seem like it's not enough. Also hard to help disenfranchised when your tax base is leaving in droves.
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“We need a massive realignment of investment in the direction of children.” Marianne Williamson
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That’s because the DOE wastes so much money on lawsuits, accountability is weak in the DOE, so putting more money into the system isn’t going to fix anything... it just let’s them hire more unnecessary positions!
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Marianne Williamson: If We Want a Prosperous America Tomorrow, Take Care of Our Children Today 🐣 google.com/amp/s/www.newswee…
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NYC school budget is $34 Bil per year with a cost/student of $28,000/year, the highest in the country. The failure rate to pass standardized tests is > 50%. Throwing more billions at the problem is not the answer. Transforming our entire public school structure w/o unions is.
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Huh? This is about the teachers UNION.
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We need to change our priorities ... then ... we need to fund our priorities ...
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Blame the media for not pressing the WH for answers about their inaction. Seems like Genocide.
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Democratic leadership at its very best.
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