Most teenagers cannot attend summer classes, jobs or internships unless they’re supplied with a MetroCard or are able to pay for one themselves.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Suit Says NYC Schools Shortchange Some Black, Latino Athletes
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The case cites over a hundred public schools without any sports teams, of which Black and Latino students are twice as likely to attend.
class
What Role do Middle Schools Play in Deciding Who Gets Into NYC’s Elite High Schools?
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It is clear that most students get on – or off – the track to go to a specialized high school long before they sit down to take the SHSAT in September of 8th grade. See how the middle schools rank.
austerity
NYU’s Storm Refugees Resisting Pressure to Return to Puerto Rico
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The institution took in 57 students whose home universities were shut down by the storm. Now they’re being told it’s safe to go back—and that the island needs them.
Affordable Housing
Council Report Lays Out Agenda to Address NYC’s Segregation
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The report interrogates the meaning of integration in a gentrifying city and sets out 12 policy recommendations related to housing, schools and infrastructure.
EDUCATION
UrbaNerd: Is There Enough Nutrition Education in NYC Schools?
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Researchers created a filterable database of nutrition education programs that are active in the city.
DOE
Council Calls for Overhaul of City’s Approach to Easing School Crowding
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A report finds fault in how the city reports school capacity data and obstacles to getting enough new seats online for a growing city.
ACS
Program Keeping Convicted Youths Closer to Home Enjoys Success, Faces Cuts
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‘Close to Home’ has hit a few bumps in the six years since the state launched the pilot program. But a proposal to shift costs to the city is the biggest obstacle yet.
EDUCATION
NYC’s Homeless Pre-K Kids with Special Needs Face Steep Barriers to Getting Help
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Only 35 of the more than 6,550 homeless students enrolled in pre-K were in special education – a share that falls well short of citywide averages.
concussions
City Youth Football Teams Unfazed By Study’s New Concussion Alarm
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A study finding that tackle football before age 12 creates life-long health risk doesn’t appear to be generating much soul-searching by private youth teams. And the public school system, whose players are only slightly older, won’t say whether it’s thinking of changes.
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A Healthy Dialogue, Except on Rezoning, at East Harlem Town Hall
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The mayor and residents engaged on a variety of topics, including NYCHA, youth issues and affordability.