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Councilmember Joseph answered questions from CLARIFY student reporters about her priorities for the school system, DOE leadership, addressing the homelessness crisis facing over 100,000 students, school lunches, cell phone bans,…

ByCLARIFY News 3Comments

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Oct 2024

Education Government

CEO’s Sentencing is Latest Chapter in Complex History of NYC School Food

Legal problems have plagued the city’s massive school foods system, but still haven’t derailed a decades-long local campaign to use New York City cafeterias to fight hunger, improve nutrition, reduce…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

School Staffers in Shelters Are a Lifeline to NYC’s Homeless Families. Now Their Jobs Are at Risk.

Roughly $12 million in funding that pays the salaries of 100 community coordinators working across the city’s network of homeless shelters is set to run dry this summer, leaving the…

ByMichael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat New York 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Education Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Investigations

Newly Arrived Immigrant Youth Face Challenges to School Enrollment

Federal law that protects the educational rights of homeless children and youth under 21 says young adults should be enrolled in school immediately, but the city is not meeting this…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Education Opinion

Opinion: New York State Needs Comprehensive Sex Ed

“More than 8 out of 10 parents want their kids to get sex education in middle and high school and for their children to learn all things related to STIs,…

ByAle Pedraza Buenahora

ByJessica Reyes 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Education Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC Schools Must Meet the Needs of LGBTQ+ Youth

“By not requiring schools to have genders and sexualities alliances, or pushing for inclusive curriculum in all schools, the DOE is refusing to take important steps proven to increase the…

ByAmy Leipziger

ByJasmine Hall

ByYun-Hee Proffit 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Education Opinion

Opinion: Unseal New York City’s ‘Black Box’ of School Curriculum Data

“Unlike other data that reveals key insight on educational improvement—such as student attendance, academic performance, class size and the credentials of teachers and leaders—what curricula is being used in city…

ByLynette Guastaferro

ByAmber Oliver 0Comments

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Jan 2023

Education Government In Depth Investigations

The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need.

Schools are uniquely positioned to identify and support grieving children, but families and school staff say the system isn’t equipped to serve them.

ByLiz Donovan

ByFazil Khan 3Comments

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Dec 2022

Education Government Opinion Politics

Opinion: Segregated K-12 Schools are a Threat to Democracy

“Democracies cannot function when entire groups of people are insulated from the realities of those they don’t understand. By reframing the issue as an urgent threat to democracy, we may…

ByJeremy Chan-Kraushar 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

NYC’s Schools Funding Formula Should Consider Homeless Students, Advocates Say

The Fair Student Funding Formula, used to distribute the majority of New York City’s education budget to each of its 1,600 public schools, has been criticized for failing to provide…

ByJulian Roberts-Grmela 1Comment

Q&A: High School Journalists Interview City Council Education Chair, Rita Joseph