Damaged Schools Prepare For New Homes
On Tuesday, residents of Far Rockaway came to vote at the Scholars' Academy. They stood on a mud-caked basketball court behind the school that looked like a dry river bed. Several white tents were set...
View ArticlePhotos: Post-Hurricane Scenes from the Schools
Schools across the city were caught in the powerful assault of Hurricane Sandy. These images of relief efforts, shelter activities and voting that took place despite the damage to buildings capture...
View ArticleBloomberg's Small Schools Legacy
A key component of Mayor Bloomberg's education policy has been to break up big high schools into smaller more focused schools, housed together in the large buildings. Beth Fertig, contributing editor...
View ArticleChancellor Walcott on Test Scores; Public Advocate Candidates; Back-to-School...
Schools chancellor Dennis Walcott discusses this year's lower standardized test scores and takes your calls. Plus: Public advocate candidates Cathy Guerriero, Letitia James, Reshma Saujani and Daniel...
View ArticleChancellor Walcott on New Test Scores, Small Schools Study
Parents will get the results of their child's new common core standardized tests this week. NYC schools chancellor Dennis Walcott and chief academic officer Shael Polakow-Suransky talk about how to...
View ArticleWith NYC School Reforms, a Plan for Arts Programs?
Graphic: How Four Arts Disciplines are Taught in NYC High SchoolsNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has put education reform at the top of his agenda, with a particular focus on universal...
View ArticleWhat To Do With Failing Schools
Chalkbeat New York reporter Patrick Wall talks about the city's School Renewal program, which seeks to turn around failing schools, rather than close them, charter schools, the technique of ambassador...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Chancellor Farina, Big Data, Betrayal in Politics
A few of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Chancellor Fariña With Top Priorities for New School Year (First) | Big Data as a Threat to Democracy (Starts 29:12) | The...
View ArticleDe Blasio says NYC Schools Will Remain Safe Places for Immigrants
New York City is offering additional guidance to school staff and parents on their rights when federal immigration authorities contact them.Mayor Bill de Blasio says U.S. Immigration and Customs...
View ArticleLeonard Lopate Weekend: The Kinks, 'The Lost City Of Z,' Lead in NYC Schools
Dave Davies, founding member of The Kinks, joins us to discuss his latest solo album, “Open Road." Writer and director James Gray joins us to discuss his new film, “The Lost City of Z.” Mary Harris,...
View ArticleHow to Improve Diversity in NYC Public Schools
On the first day of summer vacation for NYC public school students, concerned parents and advocates discuss the Department of Education's plan to increase diversity in schools. We hear from Naomi Peña,...
View ArticleBack to School; Primarily New York: Jumaane Williams Runs for Lt. Governor;...
Coming up on today's show:Richard Carranza, New York City Schools chancellor, talks about his priorities for the upcoming school year, including changes to gifted programs and desegregation...
View ArticleCan the Department of Education Get the Lead Out?
Every water fixture that tested positive for lead in New York City schools has been remediated, according to the Department of Education. There's only one problem: for hundreds of water sources,...
View Article'Consumed With Anxiety': Late NYC High School Acceptances Put Families On Edge
Students applying to public high schools in New York City are still awaiting notification about the first round of admissions, which have been unusually delayed compared to previous years.About 80,000...
View ArticleFixing Liberalism; COVID-19 News Roundup: New York Edition; A History of...
Coming up on today's show:Zerlina Maxwell, MSNBC political analyst, senior director of Progressive Programming for SiriusXM and the co-host of Signal Boost, and the author of The End of White Politics:...
View ArticleHow Is Remote Learning Affecting Your Job?
Listeners call in to talk about how helping their kids through remote learning has affected their careers, whether they've had to reduce their hours or even quit their jobs.
View ArticleBig Changes to NYC Middle School Admissions
Sophia Chang, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, talks about the big changes the city announced for middle school admissions last week, including ending screens for this year, and eliminating district...
View ArticleThe President's Pardons; Big Changes to NYC Middle School Admissions; From...
Coming up on today's show:Andrea Bernstein, WNYC senior editor and co-host of the WNYC/Pro Publica podcast Trump, Inc. and the author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Risks and Kids
Daniel Griffin, MD, PhD, infectious disease clinician and researcher at Columbia, ProHEALTH chief of the division of Infectious Disease, senior fellow for Infectious Disease at UHG Research and...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Cuomo Family Legacy; Carole King's 'Tapestry'; NYC...
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Cuomo Family Legacy (First) | Carole King's 'Tapestry' (Starts at 24:21) | NYC Schools Plan (Starts at 41:09)If you don't subscribe...
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