Language Rights are Civil Rights!

Public Access Design

Language Rights are Civil Rights!

Government in Plain Sight

City Studies

Government in Plain Sight

Puff Puff Passed

Urban Investigations

Puff Puff Passed

Weathering the Storm

Technical Assistance

Weathering the Storm

Don't Get Iced

Public Access Design

Don't Get Iced

Print The Good, Bad, & Unknown

On September 7, 2017, Chancellor Carmen Fariña of the New York City Department of Education (DOE) sent families a letter to introduce the updated Citywide Behavioral Expectations to Support Student Learning (Discipline Code) for students K-12. The letter encouraged families to read a total of 80 pages on disciplinary responses and interventions. What are the standards of student behavior? What are the consequences? Who decides?

In the spring of 2018, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Nupur Mathur and public high school students from the KAPPA International High School in the Bronx to investigate these questions.

Students got out of the classroom to survey their school community on student rights and responsibilities, and interview key DOE staff on school safety. This newspaper is a guide to what students learned about the Discipline Code, how it impacts students and their families, and what it means for the future of their school.

Shelter Skelter

Urban Investigations

Shelter Skelter

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Public Access Design

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Store Stories

City Studies

Store Stories

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Swipe Out

Urban Investigations

Swipe Out

A Fair Chance

Making Policy Public

A Fair Chance