January 2003

Cover Story: Market Babies by Tracie McMillan. Other stories include Steve Gnagni on the issue of private tutoring in New York City as a part of No Child Left Behind; Jill Grossman's profile of Sandra Jimenez, a former homeless mother turned worker for the Department of Homeless Services; Jamie Katz on the deplorable conditions of some of the city's emergency shelters; Alexander Russo on whether the work-for-tuition system honed in Chicago may or may not work in New York; Wendy Davis on Giuliani's unlikely positive legacy by bringing a wave of stronger criminal defense lawyers to help clients get second chances; Margaret Groarke's book review of "Going Public" by Michael Gecan; Maura McDermott on one pharmacist's fight against the prevalence of asthma in the South Bronx; and more.

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