<p>As Mayor Mamdani enters the 2nd month of his term, his plans to meet compliance for the Small Class Size Law remains unclear. Hosts Deb, Yiatin, and Josh drill down with Senator John Liu on concerns with the law and how it relates (or doesn’t) to mayoral control and what mayoral control should look like. Plus, Sen. Liu gives advice on how parents can be heard.</p>

As Mayor Mamdani enters the 2nd month of his term, his plans to meet compliance for the Small Class Size Law remains unclear. Hosts Deb, Yiatin, and Josh drill down with Senator John Liu on concerns with the law and how it relates (or doesn’t) to mayoral control and what mayoral control should look like. Plus, Sen. Liu gives advice on how parents can be heard.

Straight Talk with Senator John Liu

Schooled is a parent-driven podcast examining the pivotal moment facing New York City public education. With enrollment falling, standards shifting, and politics increasingly overshadowing academics, hosts Deborah Alexander, Yiatin Chu, and Josh Kross dig into what families are really seeing in classrooms and communities. 

They unpack the debates: gifted programs, policy experiments, data transparency, and the widening gap between official narratives and lived realities. 

Smart talk and real stakes from real stakeholders, this is the conversation NYC’s families can’t afford to ignore.

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Schooled is a parent-driven podcast examining the pivotal moment facing New York City public education. With enrollment falling, standards shifting, and politics increasingly overshadowing academics, hosts Deborah Alexander, Yiatin Chu, and Josh Kross dig into what families are really seeing in classrooms and communities. They unpack the debates: gifted programs, policy experiments, data transparency, and the widening gap between official narratives and lived realities. Smart talk and real stakes from real stakeholders, this is the conversation NYC’s families can’t afford to ignore.

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Straight Talk with Senator John Liu

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