The Public School Avengers

Urban Investigations

The Public School Avengers

From Cellblock to Your Block

Urban Investigations

From Cellblock to Your Block

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!

Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

What's On Your Plate?

City Studies

What's On Your Plate?

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

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.

Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

Making Policy Public

Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

¡No me han pagado!

Public Access Design

¡No me han pagado!

Making Change

City Studies

Making Change

Soda Census

City Studies

Soda Census

What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?

It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal

Blunt Conversations

Urban Investigations

Blunt Conversations