By regulating marijuana, we can put black market drug dealers out of business and eliminate the rebellious allure that attracts young people.

By regulating marijuana, we can put black market drug dealers out of business and eliminate the rebellious allure that attracts young people.

During my eleven years as a New York City public school teacher, I saw firsthand the impact that poverty has on the classroom. In low-income neighborhoods like Sunset Park, where I taught, students as young as five years old enter school affected by the stresses often created by poverty: domestic violence, drug abuse, gang activity.

Even the best parents have to spend so much time making ends meet that they cannot help their kids with homework or afford the extra tutoring that wealthier students enjoy. To address these unjust disparities, we need an early education revolution.

It always takes a scandal to bring about reform.

I cant solve the poverty problem, but there are things you can do to mitigate its effects on kids.

The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.