Alejandra Vázquez Baur & Chantal Hinds Write Piece for Gotham Gazette Calling for Policies to Better Support Vulnerable Students in New York City – Next100

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Alejandra Vázquez Baur & Chantal Hinds Write Piece for Gotham Gazette Calling for Policies to Better Support Vulnerable Students in New York City

Students in special populations need targeted supports and transformative change.

Next100 policy entrepreneurs Alejandra Vázquez Baur & Chantal Hinds wrote an op-ed for Gotham Gazette on how New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, and schools chancellor, David Banks, can leverage available resources to better support special student populations, including multilingual learners, students in the foster system and in temporary housing, and students with disabilities. Alejandra and Chantal write:

“With increased funding, the new city administration, working with the City Council, has a historic opportunity to invest in ambitious and equitable programs that focus on the unique needs of students from special populations, and ensure students’ access to fully participate and thrive in them.”

 

Read “4 Ways Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks Can Support Our Most Vulnerable Students” here.

About the Authors

Alejandra Vázquez Baur Education + Early Years

Alejandra is an educational equity and immigration justice advocate. At Next100, Alejandra’s work focuses on expanding systemic academic, social, and emotional supports for K–12 immigrant students and multilingual learners, drawing on her teaching experience in Miami–Dade County Public Schools. Alejandra is a proud product of Mexican immigrants, and previously worked at various education and immigration non-profit organizations in New York City.

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Chantal Hinds Education + Early Years

Chantal is an advocate for students involved in the foster system, working to ensure they have the school support they need to succeed. At Next100, Chantal’s work focuses on improving academic outcomes and narrowing the opportunity gap between students in the foster system and their peers. Chantal draws on her experience as an education attorney working directly with students and families impacted by the foster system and seeks to see schools as sources of support, encouragement, and care for this unique and vulnerable population.

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