civic education
A Lesson Plan for Remaking New York City Government
Jarrett Murphy |
With one charter-revision vote this fall and another process just beginning, an effort is underway to get city students to be a force for change.
Missing Teachers
Missing Teachers: Attendance, Turnover and Staffing Gaps in NYC Classrooms
Patrick Donachie |
Across the city, state and nation, students deal with missing teachers every day. It’s a multifaceted problem whose impact on school performance is often overlooked in the debates about education policy.
adult education
Older New Yorkers Have Huge and Growing Need for English Classes
Dorian Block |
The city is aging, and its older population includes many thousands of people who have never learned English, posing a large challenge to society that current resources are ill-equipped to solve.
DOE
Comptroller, Special Investigator and Private Firm Now Probing SchoolFood
Jarrett Murphy |
Bad pizza. Questionable chicken. Moldy bread. Pricey cereal. And now at least three inquiries, with a possible fourth one by DOI in the works.
Education
An Ousted DOE Official, an ex-White House chef, an NBA star and a Pricey Breakfast Cereal
Jarrett Murphy |
The DOE went to great lengths to promote a healthy cereal brand that cost a lot and that, some evidence suggests, kids didn’t like very much, but which has garnered millions in investment since its debut in NYC schools.
betsy de vos
From Charters to Common Core, There’s a Ceasefire in NY’s School Wars
Gail Robinson |
But with desegregation an increasingly urgent goal, how long will it last?
election 2018
Cuomo vs. Nixon on Education Policy: Testing, Charters and Money Loom Large
Kate Pastor |
The governor has shifted on several key education issues since taking office. Now he faces a long-time education advocate in the Democratic primary.
The Ride
Student MetroCards put City Teens in a Summer Squeeze
Sokhna Fall and Fariha Fawziah |
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: Food Policy in NYC
So Far, Push to Compost NYC School Food Waste is a Mixed Bag
David Brand |
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?
David Brand |
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.
