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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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May 2023

Education Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Students Need Support, Not Suspensions

“No student deserves to be effectively expelled for bringing a bottle opener to school. There is no disciplinary reason to do so. In the very rare case that students do…

ByThomas Hale 3Comments

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Apr 2023

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: NYC Schools Need a Post-Pandemic Reset

“Instead of resetting priorities and learning from experiences during the pandemic, some schools are moving backwards to the pre-pandemic status quo that prevents many students and families from having equal…

ByAllison Roda

ByDara Shifrer 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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Aug 2022

Education Government

Advocates Push to Center Youth Mental Health as New School Year Begins

At a virtual rally on Sunday, parents, young people and advocates in the city and across the state shared stories about the impact of the pandemic and renewed calls for…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jan 2018

Opinion

CityViews: How NYS Decided to Lower Teacher Standards for Some Charter Schools

The odd logic, strange bedfellows and unexamined implications of a major education policy shift the state adopted this fall: allowing SUNY charter schools to waive state requirements for teacher certification…

ByJake Jacobs 11Comments

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Apr 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: The Danger of Overhyping Danger in NYC Public Schools

One advocate argues that the people slamming Mayor de Blasio’s handling of school safety are employing faulty data and objectionable logic.

ByKesi Foster 1Comment

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Feb 2016

Education Land Use and Development

New York City Eyes Shortage of Asian Public-School Teachers

Nearly 15 percent of public-school students are Asian yet fewer than 6 percent of teachers are. With growing evidence that students benefit from seeing teachers who share their background, there…

ByFarah Akbar 3Comments

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Sep 2015

Education

Mayor’s Education Vision Finds Fans

Some saw too much cost. Others not enough charters. But the mayor’s education speech did arrange ambitious proposals within a clear agenda of fighting inequality, and some liked what they…

ByRuth Ford 0Comments

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