What's in the Water?

Making Policy Public

What's in the Water?

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting

Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

Meet the Gun Laws

City Studies

Meet the Gun Laws

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.

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Is Suspension The Solution?

City Studies

Is Suspension The Solution?

Displaced From This Place?

Urban Investigations

Displaced From This Place?

Social Security Risk Machine

Making Policy Public

Social Security Risk Machine

Care Aware

City Studies

Care Aware

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance