Our Partners

Friends In Good Places

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.

WHO THEY ARE

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.

NEW VISIONS
New Visions for Public Schools, founded in 1989, is the largest education reform organization dedicated to improving the quality of education children receive in New York City's public schools. Working with the public and private sectors, New Visions develops programs and policies to energize teaching and learning and to raise the level of student achievement.
http://www.newvisions.org/

MAKE THE ROAD BY WALKING
At Make the Road by Walking, a legal clinic provides information, advocacy, representation and referrals about emergency food, shelter and assistance with public benefits. Residents attend legal rights training sessions on welfare, disability benefits, immigration, housing, domestic violence and the criminal justice system. They develop advocacy skills, promote collective action and hold local institutions accountable by organizing campaigns that address issues ranging from lack of translation services in neighborhood welfare centers to abuses of undocumented immigrant workers. Residents also organize for a healthier community targeting high asthma and lead poisoning rates in children as well as the need for parks and other open spaces.
www.maketheroad.org

INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
The Institute for Student Achievement partners with schools and school districts to create small autonomous schools and to transform large comprehensive high schools into academically rigorous, personalized learning environments that prepare all students for success in college and beyond.
http://www.studentachievement.org/

BROOKLYN COLLEGE
Brooklyn College is a member unit of the City University of New York, the nation's leading public urban university. The university comprises eleven senior colleges, six community colleges, a graduate school, a law school, and a medical school. More than 200,000 students are enrolled in the academic programs offered at campuses located throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/

To find out more about partnering contact Mark Rush at mrush2@schools.nyc.gov