Category Archives: Education

Uvalde Massacre Tragically Mirrors Newtown School Shooting

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Judith Trojan

“When an assault weapon is used in a mass shooting, it can lead to six times as many people shot than with other guns.”—Everytownresearch.org “Of the 26 dead, most are children,” reported NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt to a … Continue reading →

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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Bows on HBO

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Judith Trojan

“We don’t play down to kids.  We just have a very short audience.”—Joe Raposo, Sesame Street composer. There are few more pleasurable strolls than the one kids take every day down Sesame Street.  Since its debut on public TV on … Continue reading →

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In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Judith Trojan

“This felt personal. This is New York. This is home.” The documentary may be only 35 minutes long, but I challenge you to find a more powerful film about 9/11 than In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on … Continue reading →

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Find Out Who Makes All the Difference on POV

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Judith Trojan

“It isn’t how you start, it’s how you finish,” says Robert Henderson, one of two African-American teenage boys whose hard-won journey from the South Side of Chicago through high school graduation and four years of college drive the five-year timeline in All … Continue reading →

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