MetroFocus: October 4, 2017
10/4/2017 | 27m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
DEAL OR NO DEAL ON DACA? PROSE FOR POETRY, DEBATE OVER METAL DETECTORS
800,000 young immigrants will lose their legal status unless congress passes a Dreamer Act. We talk to a young “Dreamer” and activist who takes us inside the fight. Meet New Jersey teacher, Toney Jackson, who is using Hip-Hop and the spoken word in the classroom, and sparking creativity in his fourth graders. A fatal stabbing at a school in the Bronx reignites the debate over metal detectors.
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MetroFocus: October 4, 2017
10/4/2017 | 27m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
800,000 young immigrants will lose their legal status unless congress passes a Dreamer Act. We talk to a young “Dreamer” and activist who takes us inside the fight. Meet New Jersey teacher, Toney Jackson, who is using Hip-Hop and the spoken word in the classroom, and sparking creativity in his fourth graders. A fatal stabbing at a school in the Bronx reignites the debate over metal detectors.
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