Thank you @SenGianaris for your leadership, your integrity, your effectiveness, your kindness, for showing up whenever we have needed you, and your unwavering commitment to our community. Watching you in action over the last 25 years has been a master class in getting results.

That Bunny was AMAZING. Elmo thinks he should be called Good Bunny! Elmo loves you, Mr. Good Bunny! ❤️🎶🐰

Two weeks ago I spent the whole day at @MovingImageNYC to listen to New Yorkers. This is what Liam shared with me.

It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.

NYC Kids Rise aims to make college and career training more accessible for all students regardless of income. Here’s how it works.

As we wrap up #ASW2025, shoutout to @NYCSchools + @NYCKidsRISE’s Save For College Program.   Savings can happen at any age and with NYC Scholarship Accounts, we’re setting our children up to lead financially healthy lives so they can pursue their goals!    https://t.co/3Fl5Fki2H8

I take my role as Supt very seriously. Together with the D17 community, we are changing lives. #NYCKidsRise #CollectiveEfficacy #GenerationalWealth

Early birthday ask: Please consider joining me in raising funds for the 3rd graders at PS40M . I am an alum and the @NYCKidsRISE scholarship is a wonderful opportunity. Any amount helps! #PublicSchoolProud

When we give money to new mothers, everybody wins

You can always go back to where it all started. I was honored to be at P.S. 276, where my journey began, to meet 3rd graders enrolled in the Save For College Program alongside my teacher and dear friend Alan Osterweill earlier this week. These students are already building their

At the PTA meeting we discussed NYC Rise: Save for College Program: Families can save for their children's higher education expenses with the added benefits of matching contributions and financial education. #WhereCollegeBeginsInPrek

@MARTHAKANTER is part of a conversation on best practices and challenges in administering CSA's with @PeacheyJulie (PA Treasury), Colleen Quint (Alfond Scholarship Foundation), Debra-Ellen Glickstein (@NYCKidsRISE), Melinda Lewis (@UnivOfKansas), and Ray Boshara (@csdwustl).

Last Monday, Debra-Ellen Glickstein (Founding Director of NYC Kids RISE) described the amazing work they are doing to generate community scholarships in support of that city's CSA program.

so much easier to build something new than change something old

So proud of our @CSD_4 schools—check out PS 146. @cec4eastharlem @ManhattanCB11 @DOEChancellor @DanWeisbergNYC @ruxdanika @NYCSchools

Congratulations @GlicksteinDebra + the leaders highlighted among @CityAndStateNY’s Trailblazers in #HigherEducation!  Proud to see the #SaveForCollege Program featured among the creative initiatives lifting up communities.  https://t.co/G3NFf0a5J1

@FutureReadyNYC Through @NYCKidsRise, 200,00+ New York City Public Schools students have NYC Scholarship Accounts, including nearly every K through 2nd grader in public school with more than $30 million accumulated.

Thank you @NYCKidsRISE for helping us to be college and career ready! We are so grateful for all you do for @nycdistrict30. @GlicksteinDebra

Today, we celebrated 5 2 9 Day by engaging students in conversations about how college will enable them to achieve their dream career. After the discussions, the students in grades K-2 wrote about what they want to be when they grow up. Activate @NYCKidsRISE Scholarship Accounts

Partnering with @NYCKidsRISE continues to build a strong village of support for students to discover their own path. Learn more about #NYCPublicSchoolAlumni Community Scholarships and how you can organize one for students at your former elementary school: