Notable comments from a local supe suggesting his (whiter, more affluent) district has more flexibility on NYC's reading curriculum mandate than another Brooklyn district with more low-income kids of color
chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…

Wonder how Chancellor David C. Banks, who talks frequently about (+ stakes some of his argument for extension of mayoral ctrl on) his unusual level of communication + openness w/ elected officials, feels about this policy.

Kudos to Julian Shen-Berro for fast & nuanced work unpacking this hotly-anticipated study 👇

One interesting tidbit from the NYS Education Department report on mayoral control Mayor Eric Adams has come out swinging against today: even compared to other districts w/ a mayoral control system, NYC's 'grants the most power to the mayor:' nysed.gov/sites/default/…

From an NYC college counselor ⬇️

More in this excellent national roundup about concerns in NYC + across the country that FAFSA woes could knock kids off the college track.

Dispatch from an elementary school: 'the kindergarteners shouted 'the floor is grumbling!!''

You're not getting the full picture on NYC's migrant crisis if you're not reading Gwynne Hogan. This is tremendous reporting
thecity.nyc/2024/04/05/mig…

Re. chronic absenteeism in NYC schools: HSs, both pre-pandemic + last yr, have highest rates of chronically absent students.

But the biggest jumps in chronic absenteeism pre-pandemic --> last school year have come at the elementary + middle levels:

Truly amazing the quality of work the talented reporters + staff of the DN put out every day despite watching basic newsroom structures like editing disappear beneath their feet.

But it's not fair, or sustainable. They, and the city they cover, deserve better.

NY isn't passing laws restricting students' access to books - but effects of national wave show up in more subtle ways.

The awesome student reporters of The Bell take you inside schools to learn more in 2nd episode of our joint podcast P.S. Weekly: chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…

LISTEN to the new episode of P.S. Weekly : A New York chapter on banned books chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…

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Today management suddenly and unceremoniously fired our senior editor of audience engagement, our politics editor, a photo editor and some advertising staff for “financial reasons”.

Worth noting the city is also rolling out new scanners for schools that similarly purport to detect weapons w/o requiring students to take off their backpacks...but apparently they don't trust the tech enough to actually let kids keep their bags on: chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…

In other districts, companies/officials often publicly present these products + there's a public back + forth (see Akron, OH, for ex: youtube.com/watch?v=kSUN0y…)

In NYC, the public didn't even learn about this contract until after it was inked, let alone get to weigh in.

“The bot said it was fine to take workers’ tips (wrong) and that there were no regulations on informing staff about scheduling changes (also wrong). It… suggested it was OK to conceal funeral service prices, for example, which the Federal Trade Commission has outlawed.”