“High poverty is associated with race in this country so school closure debates become entangled with questions of race and resources.”
@dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
By @jessicagould.bsky.social
@gothamist.com
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“The money and facilities are in place and the families' needs are apparent.The problem is finger-pointing instead of accountability.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
After backtracking on school proposals, a roadmap if @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & @nycschools.bsky.social Chancellor Kamar Samuels are serious about “how to strengthen family participation around school changes.”
By @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social
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“Inside City Hall” with @errollouis.bsky.social @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social discussing cell phone ban, AI, & mayoral control at 38:00
@dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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Mamdani can make significant reforms to amplify parental voices using existing powers.
www.vitalcitynyc.org
Public school enrollment is down by 160,000 students across the school system since 2020.
gothamist.com
At least 27 early childhood education centers across the city are vacant, NYC's deputy chancellor of the Division of Early Childhood Education said.
Mamdani can make significant reforms to amplify @nycschools.bsky.social parental voices using existing powers.
By @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
In @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social
www.vitalcitynyc.org/mamdani-pare...
www.vitalcitynyc.org
Mamdani can make significant reforms to amplify parental voices using existing powers.
“It's the responsibility of the @nycschools.bsky.social to figure this out amid the political and calendar and logistical pressures,” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
By Michael Schulson
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“The lack of credible parent consultation and appropriate use of funds arguably put this school on the chopping block. For a school under threat of closure, it’s incumbent on the Chancellor and the DOE to assure that funds have been used for instructional improvements.”
substack.com/@susanedelma...
“Air conditioning is not a luxury; it’s a necessity, and necessities should not be parceled out based on favoritism.”
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By Esther Glazer @citylimitsnews.bsky.social
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Parents at a Manhattan middle school on the chopping block allege NYC violated the law on use of federal funds.
The city’s "AC for All" initiative, launched in 2017, aimed to bring air conditioning to every public school classroom. But the policy doesn't require the city to verify whether the units are function...
Hochul’s schools sellout subverts public education
Op-Ed by @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
In @nydailynews.com
www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/19/h...
Gov. Hochul’s decision for New York to join President Trump’s federal tax credit program for private school vouchers panders to the private school lobby at the expense of public schools and educationa...
