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Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek to all the amazing educators who teach & guide our students! The work you do each day stretches far beyond the classroom, building a brighter future for your students and our country. From the U.S. Department of Education: Thank you!

ICYMI: New York's population is declining steadily, and it's having a major financial impact on schools. nysfocus.com/2025/05/02/new…

New York City will begin turning away families who apply for child care vouchers amid a dispute between Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul over who’s responsible for funding them. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

If the Supreme Court votes in favor of public religious education, it would open the floodgates to religious charter schools in 47 states whose laws now prohibit them. nyer.cm/qpQ9sGv

Brooklyn school tied to Jay-Z investigated after students racked up surprise debt gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-…

Supreme Court case would allow religious charter schools. Why charters object. csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/20…

So far in FY2025, 8 people have died in ICE custody. Half of them have been in Florida. Syra Ortiz Blanes & I obtained over 150 pages of records and spoke with 9 experts - who said 2 deaths were alarming and questionable. "I'm infuriated," said one psychiatrist. miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

5 Bronx kids missing from their homes this week, police say gothamist.com/news/5-bronx-k…

It's more than a month late, but we've finally got a state budget! In our education round-up: a statewide cellphone ban, rollbacks for substantial equivalency and Foundation Aid *finally* gets an update New York Focus nysfocus.com/2025/05/09/new…

"The DOE acknowledged that candidates are not permitted to visit schools as a condition for political endorsement...but said regulations carve out 'allowable conditions' for visits. Spokespersons for the DOE & City Hall refused to specify the conditions." nypost.com/2025/05/10/us-…

ADDICTED TO ICE: Small, rural communities are convinced their economic well-being depends on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention -- no matter what happens inside bloom.bg/4j28jqp

Here's something that *didn't* make it into the NY state budget. NY owes school districts $300+ million in unpaid claims going back more than a decade, and there's no plan to pay it off. New York Focus nysfocus.com/2025/05/13/new…

New: Buffalo School Board will convene a special meeting at 5 p.m. Wed. at City Hall. Uncertain how much will be open to the public, but focus is believed to be determining an outside firm to conduct an investigation into allegations of cover-ups by BPS. buffalonews.com/news/local/edu…

Breaking: The private-school-choice movement is on the verge of a victory that has eluded it: Pushing school vouchers into all 50 states, even the liberal ones. Gift link below.

What's in this year's budget? ✔️Raised taxes on large NYC businesses to fund the MTA’s massive capital plan. ✔️The child tax credit for parents with kids under four will go up. ✔️Most residents will get a one-time inflation rebate check from $150-$400. We broke it all down.

“It’s unpredictable where this will go because it’s so messy,” one parent said. chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/0…

Meet the activists trying to wrest control of the Community Education Council of Public School District 2 from members who want to keep trans kids out of sports. thecut.com/article/trans-…

As New York City’s school board elections came to a close, parent leaders issued a dire warning: the Department of Education’s shoddy outreach and technical glitches could tank voter turnout. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Story: The Buffalo School Board went behind closed doors Wednesday, intending to choose a third-party firm to investigate allegations against the district. They came out -- not with a firm, but with a new plan to find one. buffalonews.com/news/local/edu…

🧵 As hurricane season approaches, I want to tell you why I spent the past 4 months reporting this new story about Hurricane Helene. In 1999, I spent 13 hours in a car on a gridlocked interstate with my 3-week-old baby during the disastrous mass evacuation from Hurricane Floyd.