Weathering the Storm

Technical Assistance

Weathering the Storm

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change

Rent Regulation Rights

Making Policy Public

Rent Regulation Rights

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Air Fair?

City Studies

Air Fair?

The Water Underground

Urban Investigations

The Water Underground

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.

Is Suspension The Solution?

City Studies

Is Suspension The Solution?

The Internet is Serious Business

Urban Investigations

The Internet is Serious Business

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!

The Cargo Chain

Making Policy Public

The Cargo Chain

Shifty Business

Public Access Design

Shifty Business

Scary, Ok With it, Good

City Studies

Scary, Ok With it, Good

How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?