Jessica Gould

1 week ago | gothamist.com | Jessica Gould

President Donald Trump’s cuts to the federal AmeriCorps agency have forced a Brooklyn nonprofit to scramble for money to cover living expenses for the idealistic young people who help care for children with working parents. The Center for Family Life in Sunset Park supports 54 AmeriCorps volunteers who help families with educational enrichment programs serving some 800 children from 11 public schools.

2 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Catalina Gonella |Jessica Gould

Facing a chorus of boos along with some occasional cheers, acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman presided over commencement Wednesday morning, capping another turbulent year for a university in crisis and in the Trump administration's crosshairs. Shipman made some of her most pointed critiques yet of the Trump administration with calls to protect international students, preserve free speech and fight for democracy.

2 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Jessica Gould

A teacher, principal or school official authorizes the smartphone for specific educational purposes. If a device is necessary for a student’s health care, such as glucose monitoring for diabetic students. For translation services. If a student with special needs requires a device as part of their Individualized Education Plan or 504 plan, such as text-to-speech apps for students with dyslexia and organizational apps for students with attention deficit disorder.

4 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Jessica Gould

Columbia University has suspended scores of students following a pro-Palestinian protest at Butler Library the week before finals. A Columbia official said more than 65 Columbia students were placed on “interim suspension pending further investigation.” A total of 33 people, including from affiliated institutions, were barred from Columbia’s campus. Alumni who joined the demonstration were also barred from campus, the university official said.

4 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Jessica Gould

New details have emerged about the senior prank at a prestigious Upper West Side all-boys school last week, with teachers telling Gothamist that pranksters at a mock border patrol checkpoint had underclassmen fill out fake naturalization papers, some of whom were deemed “un-American” and put in zip ties.