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At a recent New York City mayoral forum on policing and community safety, candidates were asked for two things they would do as mayor to ensure that police who kill, brutalize or harass people are fired. Maya Wiley, the first to answer, began as if reading off her own resume. “As someone who has been a civil rights lawyer my whole career, and racial justice advocate, and has worked on a criminal justice initiative in post-apartheid South Africa and chaired the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board – including getting the Daniel Pantaleo case over to the police department with charges, and fighting to hold on to civilian prosecution of that case – we have to do a couple of things,” Wiley said, in not quite one breath but certainly one run-on sentence.
CTY director awarded for her contributions to public education
Center for Talented Youth executive director Virginia Roach is the winner of this year s Medalist Award from the New York Academy of Public Education By Katy Bowman / Published April 27, 2021
Virginia Roach, executive director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, is this year s recipient of the New York Academy of Public Education s Medalist Award. Established in 1935, it is the academy s highest award, given annually to one individual who demonstrates a commitment to improving the public education system.
Academy president Anthony Cavanna said the award reflects the profound impact Roach has had on public education throughout her career. Roach joined CTY in August after nine years serving as dean of Fordham University s Graduate School of Education and dean of Bank Street College of Education, both in New York. She was previously a professor and department chai