2024 Newsclips

2024 Clips

A New Way to Shrink Class Sizes: Let Schools Take Charge
Clare Fahey, NY Times
December 24, 2024

The NYC school system must reject this contract
Kemala Karmen, Daily News
December 18, 2024

Can peer support address student mental health? New York City Council members hope so.
Julian Shen-Berro, Chalkbeat
November 25, 2024

City of KATH: Hochul saves the day on city housing agreement
Madina Toure,  NY Politico Playbook PM
Nov. 21, 2024

NYC schools asked to submit class size reduction plans in exchange for extra funding
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
Oct. 31, 2024

NYC school calendar update: Monday, Dec. 23 will now be a day off
Amy Zimmer and Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat
October 30, 2024

How your children’s personal data is getting bought and sold without your consent
David Winter, WKRC
October 28, 2024

NYC Employees Accused of Misusing Federal Funds for Personal Disney World Trips
The Jewish Voice
Sept. 25, 2024

Education advocate calls for criminal charges against NYC staff who took own kids to Disney World on trips meant for homeless students
Susan Edelman, NY Post
Sept. 21, 2024

NYC education advocates blast DOE for having ‘no plan’ for smaller class sizes
Barbara Russo-Lennon, amNY
Sept. 11, 2024

Privacy advocates are concerned by NYC’s online teen counseling service
Keely Quinlan, State Scoop
Sept. 11, 2024

Advocates raise alarm about privacy with NYC’s teen mental telehealth service
Cayla Bamberger, Daily News
Sept. 10, 2024

Data privacy advocates raise alarm over NYC’s free teen teletherapy program
Michael Elson-Rooney, Chalkbeat
Sept. 10, 2024

NYC gets 24 new schools; why activists say it’s not nearly enough
James Ford, WPIX-11
Sept. 4, 2024

This is a pivotal year for NYC’s class size law. Here’s where things stand.
Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat
Sept. 4, 2024

Eric Adams fails to name third trustee to oversee billions of dollars in NYC school construction
Susan Edelman, NY Post
Aug. 31, 2024

Teachers union and top state lawmaker hit Adams on class size plans
Madina Toure, Politico
July 31, 2024

Advocates ask state education commissioner to intervene in NYC’s class size plan again
Cayla Bamberger, Daily News
July 22, 2024

Advocates for lower class sizes demanding new plan from City Hall
Madine Toure, Politico
July 22, 2024

NYC public schools revise remote learning policy after advocates ask state to intervene
Cayla Bamberger, Daily News
July 5, 2024

NYC is short billions to comply with class size law, chief fiscal watchdog warns
Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat
June 25, 2024

Brooklyn Parents Question City’s Plan For Smaller Classes
Megan McGibney, BK Reader
June 25, 2024

Parents, advocates ask NY State Dept. of Ed to void remote learning policy as city mulls expansion
Cayla Bamberger, Daily News
June 14, 2024

Advocacy group accuses DOE of failing to ensure parental consent for online classes
Madina Toure, Politico Pro
June 14, 2024

NYC schools could use gyms, other spaces to comply with class-size mandate as critics blast ‘disaster in the making’
Aneeta Bhole, NY Post
May 29, 2024

How is New York City’s Class Size Law Faring?
Ariama C. Long. Amsterdam News
May 16, 2024

To meet class size mandate, NYC officials look to virtual learning
Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat
May 9, 2024

NYC school chief’s husband is DOE vendor selling mentorship program with flashy $650 suits for kids
Susan Edelman, NY Post
April 20, 2024

David Banks promotes educrat under probe for selling conference tickets, merchandise in side hustle
Susan Edelman, NY Post
March 30, 2024

AI tool that creates lesson plans being piloted in Brooklyn
Nicole Perrino, The Unmuted
March 20, 2024

Test time for NYC school leaders
Madina Touré, Politico
March 18, 2024

As NYC works to reduce class sizes, how crowded are Staten Island’s public elementary schools?
Annalise Knudson, SI Live
March 15, 2024

NYC Education Dept. sues state over order to pay for charter school’s ‘inflated’ rent
Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat
March 6, 2024

NYC Education Department taken to task over class size law
Sahalie Donaldson, City & State NY
March 1, 2024

City Council, education officials spar in class size hearing
Jillian Jorgensen, Spectrum News NY1
February 29, 2024

NYC may encourage principals to hire teachers over other roles to reduce class sizes
Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat
February 29, 2024

NYC Council demands progress report on class size reduction
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
February 29, 2024

NYC faces ‘difficult choices’ to meet new class size mandates, education officials warn
Giulia Heyward, Gothamist
February 29, 2024

Scrutinizing NYC class sizes
Madina Touré, Politico
February 29, 2024

Charter school rent controversy
Nicole Perrino, Epicenter NYC
February 27, 2024

College Board fined $750K for selling NY test-taker personal data: AG
Cayla Bamberger, NY Daily News
February 14, 2024

Facing heat in Albany, Adams charts strategy to extend mayoral control
Madina Toure, Politico
February 9, 2024

Banks to ask for more school cash
Madina Touré, Politico
February 1, 2024

Albany Pols Grill Adams on ‘Tin Cup Day’
Katie Honan, The City
February 1, 2024

Chancellor David Banks makes case to Albany lawmakers for mayoral control, schools funding
Bernadette Hogan, NY1
February 1, 2024

David Banks may not have made much progress on mayoral control in Albany
Austin Jefferson, City and State
Feb. 1, 2024

Gov. Hochul wants to give Mayor Adams four more years of mayoral control
Bernadette Hogan, NY1
January 17, 2024

Lawmakers to consider Adams approach to class size as they weigh mayoral control
Madina Toure, Politico
January 11, 2024