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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, FEBRUARY 5-11, 2021 13
oped letters & comments
National School
Choice Week
LET US HEAR FROM YOU
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By Lisa Soli
Happy 16th birthday to
Nicholas !!! Hope you have a
“Super” 16th bday on Superbowl
Sunday 2/7/2021 !!! We
love you & are so proud of you
& the man you’re becoming
!!! Keep up the great grades at
Fordham prep & God bless you
today & always !!! Love you to
infi nity & beyond , mom,dad,
aurora ,grumpy & heavens angels
watching over..xoxoxo
(P.s. Time to get your driver’s
license now LOL )
This week is National
School Choice Week, and
as the parent of two New
York City public charter
school students of the
Bronx, as well as a parent
of a child in a District
School, I wanted to take a
moment to discuss school
choice, and the experiences
my children and I
have had, specifi cally this
year.
COVID-19 has highlighted
many of the longstanding
inequities in our
state, particularly those
in our education system.
Among many other things,
this past year has made
evident that my children’s
educational experiences
are vastly different simply
because of which public
school they attend; My
question is, why?
It hurts me to know I
have to choose two different
experiences for my children
based on their needs.
All three of my children
live in the same household
and go to elementary
school in the same District.
Yet, one child is allotted
more money for their
educational experience
than the others, simply because
they attend a charter
school. My children attend
the same District I grew
up in, and based on what
I’m seeing, not much has
changed since I graduated.
For this reason, I’m here
to be a voice for the equity
of funding for all of them,
no matter what school I
choose to place them in.
Two of my children attend
Success Academy
Bronx 4, an elementary
school in the Soundview
section of the Bronx that
opened in 2014, serving
grades K-4. In these unprecedented
times, I was
at ease to know that my
children’s charter school
didn’t think twice about
being the FIRST to close
their schools in an immediate
response to keeping
our kids and community
safe. The transition from
in-person to remote learning
has continued to be a
well-executed decision that
has kept my family and me
with a piece of mind. Sadly,
many families living in the
Bronx and across the city
may not have had the same
experience.
I am incredibly hopeful
that we can work together
to meet all our city’s students’
needs. Never have
the inequities of our education
system been laid
so bare. As a constituent
and member of the New
York State Charter Parent
Council, I ask that you
consider a fair and equitable
budget that allows me
not to choose which child
gets more. Having a choice
in education is a great asset
to families like mine
because it allows my children
to attend a school that
best serves them and their
needs.
Please do not let the state
block these public charter
schoolchildren’s success
by funding them below
their traditional district
counterparts. On behalf
of all New York City public
school parents, whether
they are charter parents
or district parents, I urge
the committee to protect
education in the state budget
and ensure that all of
our children are valued
equally. Now is the time to
put politics aside and make
real, meaningful change
for all of our children!
BronxNet is rolling out
a new, re-branded TV channel
lineup and NYXT.NYC, a
citywide community channel
is now part of the BronxNet
broadcast platform.
NYXT.NYC is presented
in partnership with Manhattan
Neighborhood Network
and features high-quality,
short-form video content
from over 140 communitybased
organizations from
around New York City. The
channel, launched by MNN
in 2016, highlights the people
and organizations that make
New York City great, will be
available in HD in the Bronx
on channels 952 Optimum /
2138 Fios.
BronxNet’s original channels
are also taking on new
profi les, with name changes
and an even greater slate of
shows that bring social issues,
current events, arts,
education, youth content and
more to Bronxites.
CH 67 Optimum / 2133
FiOS - BX Omni is Bronx-
Net’s signature channel and
your community media resource,
keeping you up-todate
on local issues, in touch
with Bronx arts and culture,
and face-to-face with the borough’s
representatives. CH
68 Optimum / 2134 FiOS - BX
Arts features performing
arts and entertainment-based
programming including dramas,
documentaries, music,
comedy and sports. CH 69 Optimum
/ 2135 FiOS - BX Culture
includes multicultural
and multilingual programs
refl ecting the rich diversity
of the Bronx. CH 70 Optimum
/ 2136 FiOS - BX Inform features
a spectrum of programs
including talk shows focused
on news, information and education.
CH 951 Optimum /
2137 FiOS - BX Inspire
includes a variety of faithbased
and inspirational programs.
“With the re-branding of
our existing channels and the
addition of NYXT.NYC, residents
of the 350,000-plus Bronx
homes that access BronxNet
via Optimum and Fios, and
the one million-plus viewers
that watch BronxNet from
anywhere in the world via
the web will have expanded
access to their program preferences
and more opportunities
to connect with their borough,
city and world,” said
BronxNet Executive Director
Michael Max Knobbe.
BronxNet is the independent
not-for-profi t public service
network serving the people
of the Bronx with media
production training, youth
media services, access to technology,
and television channels.
BronxNet programs six
channels – 2133, 2134, 2135,
2136, 2137 and 2138 on the Verizon
Fios system and six channels
– 67, 68, 69, 70, 951 and 952
– on the Optimum system in
the Bronx. BronxNet’s ultralocal
programming helps connect
the Bronx with the world
while our training programs
and partnerships are a part
of community development
through media. For more information
visit: www.bronxnet.
org.
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