The Digest: Top EduNews Hotlist, Sat. 2/11/23

The latest headlines affecting NYC Public Schools, public education and beyond.

Here are the top NYC Education stories for today, Saturday, 2/11/2023, at The Digest — EONYC’s news magazine.

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Desmond Blackburn, top deputy under Chancellor David Banks, dumps NYC DOE after one year

nypost.comDesmond Blackburn, top deputy under Chancellor David Banks, dumps NYC DOE after one yearDesmond Blackburn, the deputy chancellor whose “senior advisor” was Mayor Adams’ girlfriend, is leaving the city Department of Education after just one year on the job.

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Office focused on early childhood education coming to City Hall

ny.chalkbeat.orgOffice focused on early childhood education coming to City HallThe new office, which will be housed within City Hall, was months in the making.

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New York schools see statewide tumble in enrollment

spectrumlocalnews.comNew York schools see statewide tumble in enrollmentHomeschooling has increased.

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What a Community Education Council Does and How to Join One

educatorsofnyc.substack.comWhat a Community Education Council Does and How to Join OneBY DIVYA MURTHY, The City

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As NYC enrollment drops, winning back students could prove challenging

ny.chalkbeat.orgAs NYC enrollment drops, winning back students could prove challenging“On some level, that reduction in public school enrollment wasn’t just a flight for public schools. It was a flight from these communities,” Stanford researcher Thomas Dee said.

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Students, parents say they want more Black history taught in New York City public schools

cbsnews.comStudents, parents say they want more Black history taught in New York City public schoolsThe schools chancellor says final touches are being put on a new culturally inclusive Black studies curriculum.

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