Center for Educational Equity: Join us! Thursday, September 19th at 4 pm for a virtual school funding town hall meeting.

Center for Educational Equity: Join us! Thursday, September 19th at 4 pm for a virtual school funding town hall meeting.

Register Today! New York’s Foundation Aid Formula is unconstitutional and out of date. We need to fix it now! If you are a student, parent, family member, teacher, administrator, alumni, neighbor, or community member, the Foundation Aid formula affects you and your local public school. Join us! Thursday, September 19th at 4 pm for a virtual school …

Reminder! Last Call! Youth Member Applications Due This Friday

Apply Today Are you a high school or early college student from NY State interested in how policymaking affects your school? Do you want to advocate for New York students’ right to be prepared for civic participation? Apply by this Friday, September 13th to be a member of a statewide, nonpartisan, multigenerational coalition committed to preparing …

Reminder: Join the Citywide Council on High Schools in our Town Hall with Chancellor Banks Thurs., Sept. 19 at 6:15 PM

Dear Community Members, Join us for a Town Hall with Chancellor David C. Banks on Thursday, September 19th, 2024, at 6:30 PM at Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Campus.  Register for Town Hall live stream: https://learndoe.org/cec/ Don’t miss this excellent opportunity. Issues and concerns will be addressed. English Conference Line: Dial 929 205 6099 and enter …

FREE Exciting Opportunity: Fall 2024 Precalculus Course at the CCNY STEM Institute!

Greetings Educational Leaders & Partners, I hope this message finds you well. My name is Muhibat Kuta, and I am an Administrative Assistant at the CCNY STEM Institute. I’m thrilled to share with you an incredible opportunity for high school students this fall—our Precalculus course! Fall 2024 Precalculus Course Details: • Schedule: Saturdays, 9:30 AM – 3:30 …

Change.org: Petition to Extend OMNY Card to all students

Dearest Community Linked below please find a petition from Change.org, asking NYCPS to open OMNY access to all NYC Public School Students. Under the current model, SWD are offered one option for school transportation (bussing or OMNY card), often having them miss out on critical programs like after school, where they can socialize and build community. We know …

NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Newsletter – 09/09/2024

Dear Fellow New Yorker,   This past week, Mayor Adams attended the annual Labor Day Parade on Fifth Avenue, organized by NYC Central Labor Council. With over 250 unions representing over 1 million workers in all five boroughs, Mayor Adams was proud to take part in this celebration of the working-class who built our City. …

(HYBRID MEETING) – Citywide Council on Special Education Town Hall with Chancellor Banks – Thursday, October 10 @6:30 pm (HYBRID MEETING)

Please join the CCSE for a Town Hall with Chancellor David C. Banks on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 6:30 PM at The Clinton School, 10 East 15th Street, New York, NY  10003.  To register and submit questions for the Chancellor, please click on link: English Conference Line: Dial 929 205 6099 and enter Webinar ID: 161 …

Policy Memo on Amendment to Due Process Rights (IESPs)

Equitable Services Rate Disputes At their July 2024 meeting, the Board of Regents adopted as an emergency rule the proposed amendment of section 200.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to special education due process hearings. The regulatory language was amended to clarify the types of disputes that fall outside the scope …