“If @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s going to extend co-governance to its extreme, we’ll have a very divided school system.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By @madinatoure.bsky.social & Caroline McCarthy www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

No idea what this means

“I don’t think he can maintain claims of accountability for educational results & devolve responsibility to others. In that sense he’s trying to have his cake and eat it too.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social www.politico.com/newsletters/...

“The burden is not only on the attorney general’s office but Babylon, too, for timely resolution." @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By @jimbaumbach.bsky.social www.newsday.com/long-island/investigations/babylon-teacher-misconduct-ocwr0vz6

“[Mamdani]’s thrown red meat to the Cuomo and Sliwa campaigns over the entire question of meritocracy.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By @caylabam.bsky.social @nydailynews.com www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/04/m...

"The argument against Kindergarten #G&T is it's very hard to sort out who is really deserving of that kind of special attention when they're 4 years old." @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social By NJ Burkett [video] abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...

Mamdani’s stance . . . seemed to represent “the first step in an actual policy to promote desegregation.” “In my opinion,” he said, “it’s a good move.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social By Troy Closson @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/n...

“Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos defended her record of the past year and auditioned to continue the job under a new mayor,” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By @jessicagould.bsky.social @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/nyc-sch...

“Necessary” to set clear guidelines on free speech in classrooms, particularly amid federal threats to cut funding; part of a “pall of fear that chills free expression among administrators, faculty and students.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social nyunews.com/news/2025/09...

Proud to appear in #UnorthodoxEducation, Joe Kolman’s and Elana Sigall’s outstanding documentary (trailer at link) revealing the toll on yeshiva students denied their educational rights through political maneuvering at public expense. #YeshivaGate www.unorthodoxeducation.com/home

#UnorthodoxEducation opens tomorrow, 9/19, for 2 week run at Cinema Village, 22 E. 12 St, NYC www.unorthodoxeducation.com

#Charters can require staff to participate in demonstrations if they are advocating for the schools, [not] in support or opposition to a political candidate. @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By @elizabethkim.bsky.social @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/secret-...

Education professor @dcbloomfield.bsky.social stressed the importance of school attendance in academic progress, child development, & eventually workforce readiness. #Edusky c: @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By @caylabam.bsky.social www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/17/o...

“Let’s not panic. #NAEP’s a big, wide picture. Read to your kids, point out math in real life. Help them with their homework if you can. Make sure they do their homework. Make sure that they go to school.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social By @jillianjorgensen.bsky.social ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

“The most feasible solution is to begin @nycschools.bsky.social before Labor Day, now commonplace across the country.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By @amyzimmer.bsky.social @chalkbeat.org #edusky www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Her son was stuck on a school bus for 3 hours. NYC data says the delay never happened. https://gothamist.com/news/her-son-was-stuck-on-a-school-bus-for-3-hours-nyc-data-says-the-delay-never-happened

@michaelelsenroo.bsky.social’s eye for detail is impressive

@nycschools.bsky.social celebrations should be more muted. Revelations that the state decreased some scores needed to show proficiency blurs the picture. @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By Susan Edelman @nypost.com nypost.com/2025/08/16/u...

By my reading of Illinois school code §§ 34-3, 34-6, Chicago’s school board chooses the CEO. The mayor’s authority is outlined in a section that talks about an emergency declaration that was overhauled by more recent reforms. By Reema Amin @chalkbeat.org www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025...

“The whole testing culture has made people feel betrayed if the exam doesn’t exactly reflect the published curriculum.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By @mattcaputo.bsky.social & Susan Edelman @nypost.com nypost.com/2025/07/26/u...

"It's extraordinary to have a federal monitor looking over the shoulder of a private university.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social By Lisa Rozner @cbsnewyork.bsky.social www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

Mamdani could be more inclusive in his decision-making by having an open search to select the next schools chancellor instead of making a unilateral choice @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By Carl Campanile @nypost.com nypost.com/2025/07/20/u...

This *must read* thoughtfully details the many thorny and critical issues that (likely) Mayor Mamdani will have to grapple with when he takes office and assumes control of NYC schools (whether he “ultimately” retains mayoral control or not…)

OPINION Zohran Mamdani and #education: He needs to fill in the blanks By @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @nydailynews.com #edusky www.nydailynews.com/2025/07/13/z...

@dcbloomfield.bsky.social added @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s pitch for “co-governance” has a populist appeal to make the system more democratic. “It is a signal of a mindset more than an operational plan,” he said. By @alexzimmerman.bsky.social @chalkbeat.org www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

@dcbloomfield.bsky.social added @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s pitch for “co-governance” has a populist appeal to make the system more democratic. “It is a signal of a mindset more than an operational plan,” he said. By @alexzimmerman.bsky.social @chalkbeat.org www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

@dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social said it is a good time for education advocates to discuss how #charterschools are funded with the mayoral race heating up. By @meganmcgibney.bsky.social @bkreader.bsky.social www.bkreader.com/policy-gover...

Press take note: #Mahmoud is NOT “a win for parents” since the vast majority who want their children taught a wide range of subject matter will lose out, limited by those few who object. To avoid disruption, schools will be forced to subvert the basic educational mission of introducing new ideas.

”This becomes a checkerboard of days off,” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social said. “It's really hard to get traction when you have so many interruptions” By @jessicagould.bsky.social @joehong.bsky.social @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/it-was-...

I suspect Ms Belsky may be a bot. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...

Using the higher preponderance standard is a “commonsense argument,” said @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social, but not be enough . . . that the current standard is unconstitutional. By @alexzimmerman.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Honored to be interviewed by the inimitable @tanyadomi.bsky.social for The Thought Project podcast @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. c: @brooklyncollege.bsky.social #ed#eduskyw.gc.cuny.edu/news/rebuild...htt

Prof. @dcbloomfield.bsky.social discusses the ongoing recovery of NYC’s public school system after the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic in this episode of The Thought Project podcast with @tanyadomi.bsky.social www.gc.cuny.edu/news/rebuild...

“It’s another wake up call for @nycschools.bsky.social to concentrate on improved instruction in core subjects,” remarked @dcbloomfield.bsky.social, @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. By Deirdre Bardolf @newyorkpost.bsky.social nypost.com/2025/05/10/u...

“Woe betide the poor principals who gave in to this stunt which appears to violate one or more protocols of [Chancellor’s Regulation] D-130.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social In @nypost.com nypost.com/2025/05/10/u...

“@ nycschools.bsky.social has to provide [the student] with an education but it doesn’t have to be at that school and it certainly doesn’t have to be in that classroom,” said @dcbloomfield.bsky.social, explaining that policy allows administrators to remove violent kids. nypost.com/2025/05/03/u...

“It’s three-dimensional chess — with the #yeshivas as just a pawn,” said @dcbloomfield.bsky.social, a professor of education leadership, law, and policy at @brooklyncollege.bsky.social and @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. By @caylabam.bsky.social @nydailynews.com www.nydailynews.com/2025/05/02/n...

“The fact that it’s now become a footnote is shocking in terms of the time, expense and effort that we put into public education.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By Troy Closson @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/n...

What if girls across the city were being systematically denied an education? Our tax dollars pay for these schools. They must meet basic standards.

#Yeshivas must keep teaching standards, op-ed by @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social In @nydailynews.com www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/22/y...

Riki Rose: The #Yiddish Star Reclaiming Her Voice by Caleb Espiritu-Bloomfield @shtetlnews.bsky.social www.shtetl.org/article/riki...

@jillbarshay.bsky.social’s immensely important column deserves action. Call Congress, call anyone able to stop data destruction of this magnitude. ERIC is how teachers, administrators, academics, and the public find reliable information. Stop the madness! (and support @hechingerreport.org)

Essential viewing: My talk with @dcbloomfield.bsky.social about the Trump administration's attack on Ivy League and other elite universities. Full discussion here: youtu.be/X3lUQ1FTH_w?...

Trump Administration Targets Universities on “The Big Deal with @errollouis.bsky.social” @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social @ 13:50. Not often I get to cite Charlie Chaplin & Emma Goldman. c: @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/_uqIJYT...

“Three people in a room wheeling and dealing in a high stakes game.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By @jillianjorgensen.bsky.social @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

not yet getting big headlines, but this is big. 2250+ Jewish Higher Ed Works + Students denounce Trump's "existential terror" campaign & tell universities to fight back. Plus a call to get ADL off our campuses. docs.google.com/document/d/e...

“Mayoral candidates need to think in system terms, appointing a Chancellor and PEP majority who can lead with expertise and judgment. Petty command performances are a ridiculous hurdle for the #UFT to impose.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

“Delivering the teacher vote is more difficult than ever because of rank-and-file dissatisfaction with @uftnyc.bsky.social leadership” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social By @madinatoure.bsky.social @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/03...