Public School 188 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan faces more than the average share of operational challenges, including a lack of money available for schools to provide for homeless students who lack the most basic necessities. Principal Suany Ramos describes efforts to recruit help to provide toothbrushes, laundry facilities and shoes for her students. (The New York Times)
Madeline Conway was a summer 2016 newsletters fellow at the Tribune. At Harvard, she studied history and sociology and was managing editor of the Harvard Crimson. Prior to the Tribune, Madeline worked... More by Madeline Conway
