“I worked as a teacher in the public school system in New York City for several years, and I was a victim of the layoffs, you know, in the mid-'70s. And then I worked as a sales engineer for a company in New Jersey that was selling industrial filtration equipment.” KnowsYearsSchoolCitiesCompanyTeacherNew YorkVictimSellingNew York CityEngineersEquipmentPublic SchoolJerseyNew JerseySchool SystemLayoffFiltration Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“I went to really good New York City public schools that had arts programs. So in junior high, I got into the drama department. From there, I went to a performing arts high school in New York City called Laguardia and I just kind of fell into the professional side by happenstance.” KindArtSchoolSidesCitiesNew YorkDramaHigh SchoolProgramPerformingDepartmentNew York CityPublic SchoolJuniorsJunior HighPerforming ArtsHappenstance Author:Merritt Wever
“Half the Christian churches of New York are trying to ruin the free public schools in order to replace them by religious dogma.” TryingSchoolChristianOrderChurchReligiousHalfAtheismNew YorkPositive AtheismRuinsDogmaPublic SchoolChristian ChurchReligious Dogma Author:W. E. B. Du Bois
“During my eleven years as a New York City public school teacher, I saw firsthand the impact that poverty has on the classroom. In low-income neighborhoods like Sunset Park, where I taught, students as young as five years old enter school affected by the stresses often created by poverty: domestic violence, drug abuse, gang activity.” YearsSchoolYoungCitiesPovertyFiveSawsTeacherViolenceNew YorkStudentsTaughtDrugActivityLowsAbuseStressImpactIncomeParksFive YearsSunsetNeighborhoodAffectedNew York CityClassroomDomestic ViolenceGangPublic SchoolElevenFive Year OldsSchool TeachersDrug AbuseLow Income Author:Sal Albanese
“I went to public school in L.A., so I felt like I'd been in a coma for three years. I woke up, and moved to New York.” YearsSchoolThreeFeltNew YorkMovedThree YearsPublic SchoolComa Author:Val Kilmer
“Public school teachers in Long Island, New York, saved my life in the '70s. They were involved and invested and helpful. One took me into her family and loved me back to life. She taught me that love is not formed and families are not formed by blood. That love makes a family.” LongSchoolLove IsTeacherBloodNew YorkTaughtInvolvedSavedIslandsHelpfulPublic SchoolSchool TeachersLong Island Author:Rosie O'Donnell
“Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress. I cannot believe that quality education costs as much as it does in this country. Ghetto Film School is a remarkable public high school in New York City where students get to learn to express themselves through filmmaking, and have hands-on access to equipment.” BelieveDoeCountryEnoughHandsSchoolFilmCitiesQualitySuccessfulNew YorkStudentsCollegeHugeCostLuckyHigh SchoolActressesAccessRemarkableNew York CityFilmmakingEquipmentPublic SchoolGhettoThirteenFilm SchoolQuality Education Author:Julia Stiles