Talk Out of School

Video of NYC School Integration Town Hall, Oct. 20, 2026; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMLwdj0xygM

NY Magazine, Mamdani’s School Plan Is Still MIA, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/mamdanis-school-plan-is-still-mia.html?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IkNUMTBUY1RFbEsiLCJwIjoiL2ludGVsbGlnZW5jZXIvYXJ0aWNsZS9tYW1kYW5pcy1zY2hvb2wtcGxhbi1pcy1zdGlsbC1taWEuaH

The New Yorker, Does the D.S.A. Have a Vision for Public Schools in New York? https://www.newyorker.com/culture/progress-report/does-the-dsa-have-a-vision-for-public-schools-in-new-york

Jennifer Berkshire podcast Have you Heard; https://www.haveyouheardpodcast.com/

Jennifer Berkshire substack, What It Takes to Flip a Seat,
https://educationwars.substack.com/p/what-it-takes-to-flip-a-seat

Jennifer Berkshire substack, What’s Left for Public Education?; https://educationwars.substack.com/p/whats-left-for-public-education https://educationwars.substack.com/p/whats-left-for-public-education

The New Republic, Why Democrats Must Embrace a “Mom Populist” Education Agenda; https://newrepublic.com/article/213750/democrats-must-embrace-mom-populist-education-agenda

Where Are Democrats on Education? 5 Takeaways from a Recent AEI Event;
https://www.aei.org/domestic-policy/education/where-are-democrats-on-education-5-takeaways-from-a-recent-aei-event/

Brookings Institution, A new direction for students in an AI world:, https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-new-direction-for-students-in-an-ai-world-prosper-prepare-protect/

Brookings Institution one-pager on AI: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/A-New-Direction-for-Students-in-an-AI-World-ONE-PAGER.pdf

Randi Weingarten, Devices down, eyes up, hands-on: 10 points to boost teaching and learning in the AI era; https://www.aft.org/press/speeches/vision-public-education

American Federation of Teachers, Devices down, eyes up, hands-on, 10 points to boost student learning and success in the AI era; https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2026/10-point.pdf

National Academy for AI Instruction, Ai Safety & Privacy Standard For Schools Memorandum Of Agreement, https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2026/NAfAI-School\_AI\_Privacy\_Standards.pdf

Fairplay, Coalition of Organizations and Experts Letter calling for Pause on Generative AI in PreK-12 schools; https://fairplayforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Fairplay-AI-Moratorium-April-2026.pdf

Fairplay, Statement on AFT/UFT Deal with Microsoft; https://fairplayforkids.org/statement-on-aft-uft-deal-with-microsoft/

Info and sign up for Fairplay's Screen Time Action Network, https://fairplayforkids.org/screen-time-action-network/

NYC paraprofessionals’ $10,000 pay bump becomes law as City Hall vows a legal challenge; https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/08/19/nyc-paraprofessionals-10000-pay-bump-law-mamdani/

Why is Mamdani suing the City Council?; https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/08/why-mamdani-suing-city-council/415581

NYC student scores plunge with only half reading at grade level; https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/07/nyc-students-reading-scores-plunge-half-read-grade-level/?share=eedhinttstdnnercp0nn

Rift widens between City Hall and teachers union as UFT threatens literacy curriculum pushback; https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/08/12/teachers-unionuft-nyc-reads-curriculum-support-mulgrew/

Chancellor will ‘double down’ on NYC Reads despite failing test scores; https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/13/chancellor-will-double-down-on-nyc-reads-despite-failing-test-scores/

Mayor Mamdani and Chancellor Samuels Announce Expansion of NYC Solves and NYC Reads; https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/05/mayor-mamdani-and-chancellor-samuelsannounce-expansion-of-nyc-so

Leonie Haimson, Letter to the members of the Panel on Educational Policy on how they should exercise more rigorous oversight on contracts, privacy and class size, https://leoniehaimson.substack.com/p/letter-to-the-members-of-the-panel

Leonie Haimson, This year’s drop in NYC state test scores: sound and fury, signifying nothing, https://leoniehaimson.substack.com/p/this-years-drop-in-nyc-state-test

NY Daily News, Mayor, Mamdani suing to block law giving NYC paraprofessionals $10,000 boost , https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/19/mayor-mamdani-lets-bill-giving-nyc-paraprofessionals-10000-boost-lapse-into-law/

NY Times, Teachers’ Union Boss Vows ‘All-Out-War’ if Mamdani Doesn’t Back Bonuses https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/nyregion/nyc-mamdani-teachers-union-bonuses.html

VPN mentor, Personal Data of Thousands of Special Needs Children Exposed Online, https://www.vpnmentor.com/news/report-encore-breach/

Diane Ravitch, An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else, https://www.amazon.com/dp/0231220294?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

Diane Ravitch, How the Billionaire Boys Club paved the way for Betsy Devos, https://dianeravitch.net/2016/12/14/how-the-billionaire-boys-club-paved-the-way-for-betsy-devos/

SI Advance: https://www.silive.com/education/2026/08/pension-reversal-threatens-to-upend-retirement-for-dozens-of-nyc-paraprofessionals.html

The City Reporter: https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/06/uft-school-paraprofessionals-disability-pension-cuts-mamdani/

The Chief Leader: https://www.thechiefleader.com/stories/very-unusual-and-very-cruel-trs-cuts-paraprofessional-pensions-in-half-demands-backpay,57311

Chalkbeat, Mayor Zohran Mamdani names 13 school board members, cementing control of NYC schools, https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/07/28/mamdani-appoints-new-york-city-school-board-pep-members

Illinois Families for Public Schools, MEDIA RELEASE: Advocates Call on Chicago School Board Candidates to Pledge to Protect Human-Centered Education, https://www.ilfps.org/media_release_pledge_human_centered_ed_cps

Email to send to your Senators to oppose the College Transparency Act , https://actionnetwork.org/letters/please-send-a-message-to-your-senators-reps-urging-them-to-oppose-the-college-transparency-act-that-would-authorize-federal-surveillance-of-all-college-students-throughout-their-lives

Organizational sign-on letter, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q81ppj2rcprQybaQ9K3-aAL-PgKwpVla/edit](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q81ppj2rcprQybaQ9K3-aAL-PgKwpVla/edit 

Guide to Chicago’s November school board elections, https://www.chicagoreporter.com/tcrs-guide-to-chicagos-november-school-board-elections/

Cassie Creswell: Illinois and Iowa private school voucher programs, https://qctimes.com/opinion/column/article\_597a1bb1-c249-4dce-8cde-805c392f3594.html

 The 2013 mass public school closure and firearm violence in Chicago: A quasi-experimental difference-in-differences analysis, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953626005046

Public school closings in Chicago linked to more gun violence in nearby neighborhoods, https://news.uchicago.edu/story/public-school-closings-chicago-linked-more-gun-violence-nearby-neighborhoods

Chalkbeat: Council approves $10k perk for public school paraprofessionals

Daily News: NYC Council approves $10K checks for teacher aides, Mamdani considers ‘next steps’

The Wire: The Respect Check Passes: A Temporary Victory Built By Pressure - And the Unfinished Fight.

The Wire: The Good, Bad and Ugly - The NYC Para Bill

Daily News: Council paraprofessionals bill breaks N.Y. law

The Wire: The Newly Revised UFT Para Bill: The Promise That Kept Shrinking

Union Matters: Real Respect for Paras

Chalkbeat, What’s Mamdani’s agenda for K-12 education in NYC? 6 months in, it’s hard to say, https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/07/07/mamdani-education-agenda-after-six-months-as-mayor/

NY TImes, Mamdani Reverses Call to End Mayoral Control of Public Schools, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/nyregion/mamdani-nyc-public-schools-mayoral-control.html

Daily News, NYC public schools puts technology purchases on hold amid heated debate over AI policy, https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/08/nyc-public-schools-puts-technology-purchases-on-hold-amid-heated-debate-over-ai-policy/?share=cowc0wthmoidhobmelde

Daily News, NYC specialized high schools continue to offer few seats to Black and Hispanic students, https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/10/nyc-specialized-high-schools-few-black-hispanic-students/?share=0csowdynosdsiisneonc

Leonie Haimson, The Mayor’s cuts to class size funding; do they make sense? https://classsizematters.org/the-mayors-cuts-to-class-size-funding-do-they-make-sense/

Zohran Mamdani's responses to the NYC Kids PAC survey, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bjazxfsUKHrtuNnQpkxW3OGFNJdRwPVD/view

David Bloomfield, Daily New oped: Troubles for Kamar Samuels & NYC schools, https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/12/troubles-for-kamar-samuels-nyc-schools/?share=mosoltmc0k0ouwds0mml

914 Inc News, How a Monroe University Assignment Became an Award-Winning Documentary; https://914inc.com/monroe-university-tyrone-documentary/

INDIE SHORT FEST winner, Tyrone; https://indieshortfest.com/2026/02/26/tyrone/

Tyrone film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2XWJBz-lbc

Class Size Matters, Testimony on DOE’s shoddy privacy & AI policies; also lowlights & highlights from the hearing, https://classsizematters.org/testimony-on-does-shoddy-privacy-ai-policies-lowlights-highlights-from-the-hearing/

Randi Weingarten, Why Fascists Fear Teachers, Public Education, and the Future of Democracy, https://bookshop.org/p/books/why-fascists-fear-teachers-public-education-and-the-future-of-democracy-randi-weingarten/86407292f508ba9

19th News, Education Department changes are leaving millions of vulnerable students at risk , https://19thnews.org/2026/06/education-changes-trump-special-ed/

LDF Condemns the U.S. Department of Education’s Latest Efforts to Dismantle Agency and Abandon Students’ Civil Rights, https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/ldf-condemns-the-u-s-department-of-educations-latest-efforts-to-dismantle-agency-and-abandon-students-civil-rights/

Randi Weingarten, Devices down, eyes up, hands-on:10 points to boost student learning and success in the AI era, https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2026/weingarten_npc_speech-may-27-2026.pdf

NBC News, Teachers union president calls for limits on AI and screen time in schools, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/randi-weingarten-teachers-union-limits-ai-screen-time-school-rcna346871