MARTY RASKIN
A teacher in New York City for 32 years, his affiliation with the public schools started when he was a student at PS 202 in East New York.
Over the years Marty has amassed what might be the largest collection of public school memorabilia in the world, including a desk from his old elementary school, complete with an ink well and a teachers desk, both from the mid-1920s.
Working closely with Teachers' College and Columbia University professors and students, Marty's ultimate goal is to fully archive and find permanent homes for all items in the collection.
DAVID EDELMAN
Is a Social Studies Teacher and Instructional Coach in NYC. David teaches in the same Public School building his grandmother graduated from in 1932. His classroom serves as a learning lab for project based learning. He has been honored with a Teachers For Global Classrooms Fulbright, FLAG Award & The Alfred P. Sloan Award for Teaching Economics.
David is passionate about celebrating the history of teaching and learning in NYC. David launched an exhibit in Washington Irving Campus with his students, incorporating items from Marty's collection.
David is partnering with educators passionate about school history including closet archeologist Miriam Sicherman, Raphael Tomkin & Teresa Bello to help create more school history instruction and find a home for these special items.
Read Audrey's article about outdoor learning during the 1918 Spanish Flu & NYC's Historic Open Air Schools.
Watch her testify at NYC Council.