The Ride
Student MetroCards put City Teens in a Summer Squeeze
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Most teenagers cannot attend summer classes, jobs or internships unless they’re supplied with a MetroCard or are able to pay for one themselves.
CityPlate
So Far, Push to Compost NYC School Food Waste is a Mixed Bag
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The DOE recently said a pilot program won’t be expanded until it works out some of the problems that have led to a low capture rate of organic leftovers.
Art at the Limits
Do NYC’s Museums Meet Low-Income Visitors Halfway?
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Museums — especially the 33 located on city-owned property and receiving millions from the City — have a responsibility to listen to communities and meet the needs of people historically excluded from institutions. Not all do so equally, advocates say.
EDUCATION
Ambitious Brooklyn School Desegregation Plan Stirs Excitement, Faces Hurdles
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Brooklyn’s District 15 is trying to chart a new path toward equity with an ambitious plan to end admissions screens for middle schools. The reaction to the plan highlights the complexities of choice and process the rest of the city might someday face.
EDUCATION
Unhealthy Levels of Noise Outside Some City Schools
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Researchers and citizens are starting to see high noise levels as a public health issue, especially for children.
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.