Twelve New York City students traveled to Johannesburg to meet with Nelson Mandela and South African students on behalf of 46664 and the Nelson Mandela Foundation with the goal of forming a Global Student Charter

Today religious leaders, working parents, day care center staff, union members and community representatives held an 11:00AM press conference at City Hall to fight back against the city’s proposal to eliminate kindergarten in public schools.

More than 5,000 New Yorkers joined Learn NY’s grassroots coalition over two days and eight stops across New York City’s five boroughs to highlight the overwhelming public support for mayoral control.