2018 Newsclips
Why parents and students are protesting an online learning program backed by Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook
Valerie Strauss & Leonie Haimson, The Washington Post
December 20, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Mayor de Blasio’s pre-kindergarten expansion caused public school overcrowding, report says
Ben Chapman, New York Daily News
December 17, 2018
Inspector General Blasts Ed. Dept. on FERPA Enforcement
Benjamin Herold, Education Week
December 11, 2018
After contentious fight, Success Academy middle school will be allowed to open alongside Brooklyn’s P.S. 25
Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat
November 28, 2018
Amazon Will Only Exacerbate Long Island City School Overcrowding
After rapid growth, Zuckerberg-backed school program faces scrutiny over effectiveness, data privacy
November 19, 2018
Students protest Zuckerberg-backed digital learning program and ask him: ‘What gives you this right?’
By Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
November 17, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: NYC’s Amazon deal will boot 1,000 public school employees from offices
Brooklyn Students Are Protesting Silicon Valley’s Favorite Education Program
Brooklyn students walk out of school over Zuckerberg-backed learning system
Students in Brooklyn protest their school’s use of a Zuckerberg-backed online curriculum that Facebook engineers helped build
Brooklyn students hold walkout in protest of Facebook-designed online program
From the Network for Public Education Conference: “We Are Winning!”
Department of Education probed for pitching charters to public school kids
New York Unveils $17 Billion Plan to Ease School Overcrowding
Data Privacy: “Educator Toolkit for Teacher and Student Privacy”
EXCLUSIVE: Mayor de Blasio must help 575000 kids in overcrowded public schools, pols, parents and advocates charge
Would A Democratic State Senate Threaten Charter Schools’ Favored Status?
Educators Linger in the Misunderstood ‘Teacher Reserve,’ a Byproduct of School Reforms
City Limits
October 19, 2018
Mott Haven Charter Schools Still Fail to Enroll a Fair Share of Students Learning English
By Lauraine Genota, Education Week
October 18, 2018
City’s yellow-bus contracts boss pushed out as companies say routes go unstaffed
By Ben Chapman, NY Daily News
October 8, 2018
New York City greenlights Success Academy middle school after contentious space fight
State Education Department under fire for embargoing test scores
Susan Edelman, New York Post
Sept. 8, 2018
“Local Context.” The New Gates K-12 Strategy is Coming Into Sharper Focus
Caitlin Reilly, Inside Philanthropy
Sept. 3, 2018
Cynthia Nixon shocks progressives with Bloomberg praise
Nolan Hicks, New York Post
July 30, 2018
In wake of legal battle, Success Academy gives up push for middle school space
Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat
July 26, 2018
A small Brooklyn school that the city wants to close will remain open next year
Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat
July 26, 2018
How does your school secure students’ personal data?
Gary Stern, Rockland/Westchester Journal News
June 18, 2018
Parents and Education Activists Prevailed; PS 25/Eubie Blake School Opened for Another Year
Admin, Our Time Press
June 15, 2018
Success Academy Rebuffs Schools Chancellor’s Offer of Classroom Space
Andy Mai, Ben Chapman, and Janon Fisher, New York Daily News
June 14, 2018
Trump’s Education Department steps up to defend student privacy
Jane Robbins, The Hill
June 13, 2018
Success Academy Fights to Open Charter School in Brooklyn Building
Ben Chapman, Khadija Hussain
June 12, 2018
Success Academy Fights to Open a Middle School, because P.S. 25 Failed to Close
Liena Zagare, Bklyner
June 11, 2018
The Bottom Line on Opting Out of High-Stakes Standardized Tests
Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
June 8, 2018
This Edition: Leonie Haimson on Modern-day School Segregation
Bob Herbert, CUNY TV
June 4, 2018
P.S. 25 will stay open for another year
Liena Zagare, Bklyner
May 25, 2018
Why is New York City Trying to Close a Successful Public High-Needs School?
Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
May 24, 2018
Judge Temporarily Blocks Closure of Brooklyn School
Selim Algar, New York Post
May 24, 2018
Parents Score a Temporary Victory in Slowing the Closure of a Small Brooklyn Elementary School
Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat
May 24, 2018
Judge’s Ruling Keeps P.S. 25 Open, For Now
Azi Paybarah, Politico
May 24, 2018
A School Does Well. Why Must It Be Closed?
Chuck Wilbanks, CSA News
May 23, 2018
How NYC protects Principals Accused of Sex Harassment
Susan Edelman, New York Post
May 19, 2018
Class Size Matters!
Mary Kathleen Mehuron and Alice Rodgers, The Valley Reporter
May 17, 2018
Frustrated Parents, Advocates File Lawsuit in Albany Demanding City Immediately Reduce Class Sizes
Michael V. Cusenza, The Forum
April 24, 2018
Lawsuit Demands that NYC Do the Math on Class Size
Maitefa Angaza, Our Time Press
April 19, 2018
Parents File School Overcrowding Suit
Anthony O’Reilly, Queens Chronicle
April 19, 2018
Activists and Parents Demand N.Y. Education Officials Reduce Class Sizes in Lawsuit
Ben Chapman, New York Post
April 16, 2018
City Students’ Scores Stay Flat on National Math, Reading Tests
Ben Chapman, New York Post
April 11, 2018
Post Settles Lawsuit With City Over DOE Delays on Freedom of Information Requests
Anna Sanders, New York Post
April 8, 2018
Council Wants to Tackle Overcrowding
Anthony O’Reilly, Queens Chronicle
March 29, 2018
Facebook Is Deeply Enmeshed In Education Data Mining And It’s Probably Affecting Your Children
Emmet McGroarty and Jane Robbins, The Daily Caller
March 28, 2018
Education Officials Began Closing a Small New York City School. Now Parents Are Suing to Keep it Open.
Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat
March 27, 2018
Parents File Lawsuit to Keep the Best Elementary School in District 16 Open
Liena Zagare, Bklyner
March 27, 2018
Johnson, Treyger Release School Overcrowding Report
Kelly Mena, Kings County Politics
March 21, 2018
Council Calls for Overhaul of City’s Approach to Easing School Crowding
Jarrett Murphy, City Limits
March 20, 2018
Fewer girls than boys accepted into top N.Y. high schools even though more of them tried out
Ben Chapman, New York Daily News
March 15, 2018
Education panel member pushed to quit after voting against de Blasio
Susan Edelman and Anna Sanders, NY Post
March 10, 2018
Class size does matter: Lawrence Teachers Association, school board clash on numbers
Jeff Bessen, Long Island Herald
Feb. 8, 2018
Parents Demand Mayor Includes Them in New Chancellor Search
School-Board Heads Want Input on New Chancellor
Parents Rally to Demand a Voice in the Search for New York City Schools Chief
Parents Want To Participate in Picking NYC School Chancellor
Wanted: A zoned, ‘progressive’ school
Anthony O’Reilly, Queens Chronicle
January 18, 2018
How Bill de Blasio Can Redeem His Education Record
Mayor de Blasio Should Seize His Second Term to Make New York the ‘Fairest Big City in America
Editors, the Nation
January 1, 2018
