Amy Zimmer
New York Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat. Drop me a line: azimmer@chalkbeat.org.
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- From a @chalkbeat.org Student Voices Fellow: Online, at school, on the street: Sexual harassment changes how I move through the world www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Student sit-ins, teacher departures: What’s happening at Columbia Secondary School? www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Graduation brings hope, fear at a Bronx school touched by immigration politics. @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social's dispatch from ELLIS Prep, Dylan's school: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- ICYMI: An inside look at a high school student's experience in NYC's highly touted apprenticeship program. Nearly 400 student apprentices across NYC split their days between school + job sites. A must-read from @alexzimmerman.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- Reposted by Amy ZimmerNew: NYC's teachers union is *not* endorsing in the Democratic mayoral primary due to deep divisions on issues from Israel to affordability “There’s not even somewhat of a consensus on this race," UFT prez Michael Mulgrew told me. "It is split all over the place.” www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- There's an air quality alert today in NYC. We're asking teachers: Is your school still using the air purifiers purchased during the pandemic? www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- Are you following @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social's excellent coverage about Dylan, the Bronx HS student detained by ICE? Check out this profile of Dylan's school, ELLIS Prep, which is doing so much to support Dylan and their other students. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Reposted by Amy ZimmerIf you've been following the story of Dylan, the Bronx HS student detained by ICE, I hope you'll read this follow-up. I followed his school, ELLIS Prep, as they navigated the aftermath — rallying around Dylan while managing the fears spreading to other students. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- First known example of a current New York City public school student detained by ICE during Trump’s second administration. The latest from @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social ⬇️
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- Please listen to our latest P.S. Weekly episode + behold the power student journalism! These students are having an impact!
- Under federal law, schools must consider a student’s disability and special education plan during the suspension process. NYC public schools have been breaking the rules for years. A must-read from @alexzimmerman.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- Eric Adams installed sweeping curriculum mandates. Here’s what the mayoral candidates would do next. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- Reposted by Amy ZimmerSo proud of the student journalists @bellvoices.bsky.social for this must-listen dispatch on what it was like for NYC kids w/ undocumented parents to apply to college this yr. “I didn’t know if it was more important that I get my education than not know where my mom would be.”
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- Check out the P.S. Weekly podcast from NYC high school students that (presciently) came out today: The battle over ethnic studies in NYC schoolshttps://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/04/03/ps-weekly-trump-pushback-on-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-ethnic-studies/
- With thousands more teachers needed to meet class size law, NYC embarks on historic hiring spree via @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- P.S Weekly is back! It's a podcast created by NYC high students (with help from @chalkbeat.org + @bellvoices.bsky.social). This bonus episode features @alexzimmerman.bsky.social in conversation with NYC students about admissions, resources, + equity. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- NYC orders schools to ramp up test prep for students at the cusp of passing state reading exams via @alexzimmerman.bsky.social + @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Reposted by Amy ZimmerLinda McMahon’s first official K-12 visit: A Bronx charter school chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/14/…
- NYC schools get $2 billion from Washington. Here's what's at risk if Trump defunds the Education Department. (latest collaboration btwn @thecity.nyc + @chalkbeat.org) www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- NYC’s school safety force has shrunk by nearly a third. Principals are raising alarms. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- And some follow up: NYPD vowed more than a year ago to recruit ‘assistant’ school safety agents. They’ve hired 0. via @alexzimmerman.bsky.social + @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- As some schools have been waiting several weeks for student OMNY card replacements, families and educators worry about migrant students with non-working cards. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- After a yearslong battle, panel votes to close NYC’s smallest school via @alexzimmerman.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Fallout from Trump diversity guidance: NYC council postpones school segregation hearing via @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- Access restored: LGBTQ history videos now posted on NYC schools website after PBS pulls them via @alexzimmerman.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Reposted by Amy ZimmerIt's not just at school that NYC students fear immigration enforcement - it's also on their commutes. "Now, every time I see a police officer, I get anxious and nervous around them,” a Bangladeshi student from the Bronx told us. W/ @amyzimmer.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- ‘The silence is alarming’: Some parents want assurance from NYC chancellor after Trump order on gender www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Trump freezes federal grants. What does it mean for schools? www.chalkbeat.org/2025/01/28/t...
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- I'm back on the NYC school calendar beat: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- East Harlem's Central Park East 1, founded by Deborah Meier, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. I got to spend a day there, observing a progressive education icon in action: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024...
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- NYC tweaks reading curriculum mandate after teacher pushback. Educators + Parents: @chalkbeat.org wants to hear from you. Tell us what you think. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024...
- NYC comptroller says ‘urgent need’ to fix school board election process before spring voting www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024...
- 1 in 8 NYC students experienced homelessness last year, a record high via @chalkbeat.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024...
