Alex Zimmerman
NYC public schools @ Chalkbeat
Signal: agz.95
- Reposted by Alex Zimmerman“He has not been afraid to touch the third rail and have difficult conversations." Great profile of NYC schools chancellor Kamar Samuels, who has a tough job in front of him. via @alexzimmerman.bsky.social and @amyzimmer.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026...
- Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz wants to hand over a Bronx charter school for her husband to operate — an arrangement that is raising eyebrows among state education officials www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026...
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- City Hall says "expect more news soon" on whether Adams will fill the two remaining mayoral vacancies on the PEP If he does, Mamdani will not be able appoint anyone to NYC's school board until June unless other mayoral appointees resign
- Adams allowed mayoral vacancies to fester for months, which has created a bunch of headaches for the Education Department (especially when it came to negotiating school bus contracts) Now, at the last minute, Adams us suddenly interested in filling seats www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- Education officials told NYC principals last week that students must be automatically arrested if they were found with weapons including scalpels and switchblades That is not true - but the DOE has yet to inform principals their policy guidance was wrong www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- Reposted by Alex Zimmerman“The idea that we are rubber stamps and aren’t making judgements — that’s in the past." Now that mayoral control of the NYC schools isn't so tight, will Mamdani still try to loosen it? Great reporting by @alexzimmerman.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- It seems very plausible that there is room to be smarter w/ contracting. But also notable that they didn't offer many examples. The only one Mamdani offered is DOE did not rigorously track the technology it bought for remote learning in the middle of a global health emergency
- After Mamdani announced plans to phase out gifted programs, Cuomo + Sliwa said they would expand them instead Eric Adams tried to do that — and roughly 1 in 3 of the city's gifted programs are underenrolled. Heres why w/ @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- One parent, whose child attends a Zeta charter school, felt forced to miss work at a restaurant on Thursday to join the rally. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- After federal funding threat, NYC Mayor Eric Adams targets transgender students’ bathroom access www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- New York students are supposed to have 180 days of school. NYC Public Schools has 176. @amyzimmer.bsky.social explains why: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- On the campaign trail, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social shouted out his favorite teacher at Bronx Science. Here's what that teacher, Marc Kagan, remembers about having Mamdani in class: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- If you read one thing today, read this 👇
- City and state officials promised to distribute $29 million to schools to comply with the new cell phone ban. So far, NYC is sending schools $16 million of it: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanA Common Sense Media study found that prominent teacher assistants that use AI generated recommendations that appeared to be rooted in racial stereotypes based on students’ names. About a third of teachers report using AI weekly, according to a recent survey.
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- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanCatch @alexzimmerman.bsky.social on demographics at NYC's specialized high schools. www.wnyc.org/story/segreg...
- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanToday: - @alexzimmerman.bsky.social on demographics at NYC's specialized high schools, - @weillcornell.bsky.social's Lauren Osborne on pregnancy and anti-depressants, - @rbreich.bsky.social on Boomer economics, - Where to meet romantic prospects IRL Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
- NYC's Education Department has yet to release high school admissions data, including specialized HS offers. The stats haven't been released after mid-June in more than a decade. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Aaand a few minutes after we published, the DOE released data that shows fewer Black and Latino students got offers to specialized high schools this year: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- Only ~77% of students attended school today according to preliminary data, down from ~83% yesterday Attendance is typically closer to 90% (tho this is also the final week of class)
- Hearing from some teachers this week about sweltering rooms, including those for kids with more complex disabilities. Nearly 1 in 5 NYC public school classrooms lack AC www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Hearing from some teachers this week about sweltering rooms, including those for kids with more complex disabilities. Nearly 1 in 5 NYC public school classrooms lack AC www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanMayor Adams hasn't taken question from Daily News reporter @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social for months. So Chris called out to get his attention at today's press conference and the mayor tells security to bar him from future press conferences. Hard to not see that as by design
- New: 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...
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- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanICYMI: @alexzimmerman.bsky.social discussed the various plans democratic mayoral hopefuls have for public education in New York City on this morning's show. Catch up: www.wnyc.org/story/the-ma...
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- As the mayor talks up school-based mental health clinics at his presser this morning, worth noting funding for them is perpetually part of the budget dance
- Eric Adams touts school mental health clinics but omits them from his preliminary budget chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/20/…
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- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanNEW: With what appears to be just 1 person left from the Office of English Language Acquisition at the Ed Dept, advocates worry some $890M in federal $ for English learners won't be spent properly & the quality of teacher training will suffer. Here's what we know: www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/21/t...
- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanNEW: This morning Trump said he wanted to move services for students with disabilities out of the Education Department and to Health and Human Services. Many experts say he can't do that without an act of Congress. Here's what we know — w/ @ericameltzer.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/22/t...
- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanEric Adams touts school mental health clinics but omits them from his preliminary budget chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/20/…
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- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanLinda McMahon’s first official K-12 visit: A Bronx charter school chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/14/…
- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanNearly a third of U.S. Department of Education staff laid off chalkbeat.org/2025/03/11/educatio…
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- Brooklyn's P.S. 25 has just 53 students. Now, after a yearslong battle, NYC's smallest school is closing: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- The Panel for Educational Policy, which slated to vote on a school closure tonight, is unable to begin its meeting because only 12 of 24 members are present (majority are appointed by the mayor) We're about ~30 minutes late now
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- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanLGBTQ history videos find new home after PBS pulls content due to Trump executive orders chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/02/19/…
- An update on this saga: NYC Public Schools republished the videos PBS took down But one of the historians involved in creating the materials says it's only a partial victory www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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- UFT chief Michael Mulgrew is going hard against Eric Adams in response to days of confusion about immigration enforcement guidance for schools www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- the public is learning about how nation's largest school system plans to handle federal immigration agents from the teachers union rather than district officials www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Meanwhile, the DOE and City Hall can't seem to straightforwardly say whether the union's messages about the policy are accurate via @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social
- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanNYC schools to bolster translation services to families with limited English after lawsuit www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025... @chalkbeat.org @alexzimmerman.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Alex ZimmermanNYC parents push for statement from schools chancellor opposing Trump executive order on race, gender chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/02/04/…
