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Ambrosia. Formerly of. Pine Mountain Logs. Christopher Joel "Kipp" Lennon [1] (born March 12, 1960) is an American musician, songwriter, and actor. [2] Lennon is a founding member of the folk rock band Venice. His role in the band includes performing as a lead vocalist and percussionist. Lennon has also been a member of the progressive rock act ...
Inc. (2021–present) AOL (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online [1]) is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City. It is a brand marketed by Yahoo! Inc. The service traces its history to an online service known as PlayNET.
On May 21, 1998, 15-year-old freshman student Kipland Kinkel opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle in the cafeteria of Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, United States, killing two of his classmates and wounding 25 others. [1] He had killed his parents at the family home the previous day, following his suspension pending an ...
The New York City Department of Education ( NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The City School District of the City of New York (more commonly known as New York City Public Schools) is the largest school system in the United States (and among the largest in the world), with ...
Changes passed in 2010 as a result of Davids' activism include: requiring charter schools to accept a certain number of students with special needs and who speak English as a second language, requiring charter schools to form PTAs or Parents Associations, requiring New York City's Department of Education "to provide matching renovation funds to ...
KIPP San Jose Collegiate opened in August 2008. It was founded by Melissa Gonzales, who had been one of the original teachers at KIPP Heartwood Academy , a middle school also in East San Jose . [1] As of the 2016–2017 school year, there were 499 students, of whom 75% were Latino , 22% were Asian/Pacific Islander , and 1% were African American ...
Geoffrey Canada (born January 13, 1952) is an American educator, social activist and author. Since 1990, Canada has been president of the Harlem Children's Zone in Harlem, New York, an organization that states its goal is to increase high school and college graduation rates among students in Harlem.
The New York City school boycott, also referred to as Freedom Day, was a large-scale boycott and protest against segregation in the New York City public school system which took place on February 3, 1964. Students and teachers walked out to highlight the deplorable conditions at public schools in the city, and demonstrators held rallies ...