Carol Lester is an education activist and community organizer. Over the past two decades, she has spearheaded projects and served on boards in Jersey City that helped thousands of children and hundreds of families improve their educational and environmental well-being. Carol was part of a team [...]
By MIREYA NAVARRO and SINDYA N. BHANOO
Published: January 10, 2010
Jose Chirino, a 10th grader in Brooklyn with shoulder-length hair and a thin mustache, says flatly that his high school was his last choice.
“They’re experimenting on us,” he said, recalling his first impression of the Green School in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which laces an environmental theme into [...]