EPISODE SUMMARY
Leonie talks to Naveed Hasan, a new member of the Panel for Educational Policy who has been involved in helping the thousands of refugee children who are now enrolled in NYC public schools. He’ll tell us what the DOE is doing enough to support these students, and whether he thinks that’s sufficient. Then Cassie Creswell, the Executive Director of Illinois Families for Public Schools, updated us on the fascinating mayoral election in Chicago where former Chicago public schools CEO and corporate reformer Paul Vallas will be facing off against a former public school teacher and organizer, Brandon Johnson.
EPISODE NOTES
NPR on Judith Heumann's inspiring life
People's Plan Rally on March 7 at 11 AM in front of Tweed against education budget cuts
CBS 60 minutes on the new NYC refugee students and how PS 145M welcomed them and more at 60 Minutes overtime
Project Open Arms spreadsheet at https://tinyurl.com/psopenarms with data for schools receiving funding for refugee students
Columbia Spectator on worsening overcrowding at PS 145 in Manhattan
Letter urging DOE to provide more space for PS 145
Chalkbeat on the Chicago mayoral race
Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas campaign website on his education record and education agenda
Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson campaign website on his education agenda
MSNBC Interview with Brandon Johnson
MSNBC Interview with Paul Vallas
Naveed Hasan bio and his email: naveed@cs.columbia.edu
Cassie Cresswell twitter: @cassiecreswell; Illinois Families for Public Schools website
Latest Talk Out of School: Influx of refugee students in NYC schools & the Chicago mayoral race