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• [1] Dag Sheepshanks from brooklyn August 15, 2008 - 12:22PM

  this is a repeat isnt it? i think I save this story from last year or 2006

  
  
• [2] Pablo Alto from Riverdale but work in Manhattan... August 15, 2008 - 12:34PM

  This is a critical moment in history for this country. We must focus resources and energy on creating real opportunities for young men of color. We cannot afford to keep wasting the potential of generations of young people. The 2025 Campaign for Black Men and Boys www.2025bmb.org as well or The Pipeline Crisis/Winning Strategies initiative are both dedicated to this mission. The question is whether we collectively can create the critical mass necessary for real positive change.

  
  
• [3] cary sperling from chelsea August 15, 2008 - 12:37PM

  Just tuned in and couldn't help writing that back in the 80s I wrote a letter to mayor wagner advocating community centers in low income neighborhoods---which undoubtedly would have affected all the problems discussed during this program. Never heard a response, tho, from Mayor Wagner!!!!

  
  
• [4] Richard Williams from Larchmont, NY August 15, 2008 - 12:47PM

  Leonard,

  I am a 47 year old unemployed music teacher who has had interviews with 22 school districts since 2002. I hold NYS permanent certification. It is very frustrating. I have a passion for music education and want to pass this on to students, particularly in teaching them the instruments of the concert band(I am a trombone player). All I ask is to be on the conductor's podium and give students the chance to be the best they can be.

  
  
• [5] perri August 16, 2008 - 01:42PM

  How about revising the history books? Instead of memorizing dates and tidbits, how about some real critical thinking about historic events? Okay, so students may learn some ugly things, but that's the reality of life.