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“I Hate It Here”: How Minoritized Youth Perceive School and Social Belonging in Contested Racial Climates of Public Schools

Why do Black and Latinx students, and students of immigrant backgrounds report lesser feelings of acceptance and inclusion than their white peers? Dr. Sophia Rodriguez explores the experiences of youth of color and opportunities to create structural change in education policy.

“Disruptive Pupils” and “Forlorn Teachers”: How Educators Participated in the Expansion of Suspensions In NYC Schools

Teachers do not enter the profession to punish or exclude students. And yet numerous educators come to participate in racist and ineffective disciplinary practices. In the final blog post of this multi-part series, Dr. Rachel Lissy explores an often unspoken truth about school discipline policies.

“Zero Consequences” vs. “Zero Tolerance”: The Function of False Binaries in School Discipline Policy Debates

What are the best responses to poor student behavior to maintain order in schools? In this blog post, Dr. Rachel Lissy examines the history of discipline policy in New York City Schools, and demonstrates how discipline reforms are often driven by politics, not pedagogy, and too often are designed with highly racialized impacts and intentions.

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The Power of Restorative Justice In Our Schools: Testimony in Support of New York State’s Solutions Not Suspensions Act

How does restorative justice allow us to reimagine community, and create critical pathways to sustainable school improvement? In this blog post NYU Metro Center’s Reed Swier shares his professional insights as both school administrators and equity trainer to underscore the implicit value of restorative practices, and his public testimony in support of NYS’s Solutions Not Suspension Act currently before the State Senate.

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The Insidious Grip of Parents’ Rights Advocates in Our Local School Boards

Blog post author and Learning Scientist Jasmine Ma cautions that "Parents Rights Advocates'" educational solutions reproduce inequity, and encourages Community Education Councils, families, and other education stakeholders to invest in school solutions for all our children, including those most vulnerable.

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Framing Educational Inequity-An Q&A with the authors of Dismantling Disproportionality

The authors of Dismantling Disproportionality share the inspiration behind their new Teachers College Press text, and considerations for equity and improved student outcomes in this author Q & A.

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Contextualizing the Movement for Integrated Schools in New York City

In a moment where the current administration retreats from school integration policies, NYU Metro Center & Territorial Empathy launch the Real Integration Hub. How do we contextualize and recommence the movement to integrate NYC Schools?

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Serving the Public Will: Recounting the Memory and Legacy of the late Public School Advocate, Norm Fruchter

As scholars and activists across the country mourn the death of late Public School Advocate Norm Fruchter, NYU Metro Center’s Megan Hester shares her personal remembrance of Norm’s memory and contributions to the school change movement.

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Politics not Pedagogy: The Origin Story of the “Principal’s Suspension” in NYC Schools

What if the expansion of punitive and exclusionary discipline policies was driven by white backlash, not school crime or disorder? In this second in a series of posts exploring historical perspectives on discipline policy in New York City, Dr. Rachel Lissy explores how concerns about school crime and disorder were used to justify and amplify resistance to school integration efforts in New York City.

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Perspectives 2023

Blogs from 2023: Read the blog posts from our thought-leaders: educators, students, and community members connected to NYU Metro Center.

Perspectives 2022

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Perspectives 2021

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Perspectives 2020

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Perspectives 2019

Blogs from 2019: Read the blog posts from our thought-leaders: educators, students, and community members connected to NYU Metro Center.

Perspectives 2018

Blogs from 2018: Read the blog posts from our thought-leaders: educators, students, and community members connected to NYU Metro Center.

Perspectives 2017

Blogs from 2017: Read the blog posts from our thought-leaders: educators, students, and community members connected to NYU Metro Center.

Perspectives 2016

Blogs from 2016: Read the blog posts from our thought-leaders: educators, students, and community members connected to NYU Metro Center.