New York State Senator James Skoufis speaks with Kyra’s mother, Jacqueline Franchetti. Skoufis is sponsoring Kyra's Law in the Senate. Francesca Wehner '29, Analyst in the Center for Education Policy, and Kiran Chaudhry-Bishop '29, Assistant Director of the Center for Education Policy, co-wrote this op-ed. Autumn Coleman was  a three-year-old girl growing up in Queens, New York, with curly braids, a sharp sense of humor, and dreams of being a “princess-doctor.” In March 2019,

New York State Senator James Skoufis speaks with Kyra’s mother, Jacqueline Franchetti. Skoufis is sponsoring Kyra's Law in the Senate. Francesca Wehner '29, Analyst in the Center for Education Policy, and Kiran Chaudhry-Bishop '29, Assistant Director of the Center for Education Policy, co-wrote this op-ed. Autumn Coleman was  a three-year-old girl growing up in Queens, New York, with curly braids, a sharp sense of humor, and dreams of being a "princess-doctor." In March 2019,

Young  students in a classroom excitedly learn to read—a positive sign in early childhood development. In the US today, 44% of public school students are  behind a grade level in at least one subject. In 1996, about 9% of students in grades one through twelve attended  summer school. By 2024, that number had jumped  up to 13%. Here in the Ithaca City School District, the New York State Education Department flagged nearly half of the schools for failing  to meet state standard

Armed black student activists leaving Willard Straight Hall on Cornell University's central campus. At 2:00 a.m. on April 18, 1969, a group of primarily Black students, who were members of the Afro-American Society,  joined some of their Latino peers in deciding  to stage an occupation of Willard Straight Hall on Cornell University’s central campus. These protesters sought to highlight the university’s bias against students of color, criticize its judicial system, and denounc