What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Puff Puff Passed

Urban Investigations

Puff Puff Passed

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 College For Me?

Public Access Design

Is College For Me?

Pinned Down? Rise Up!

Making Policy Public

Pinned Down? Rise Up!

Government in Plain Sight

City Studies

Government in Plain Sight

Stand Up to Clean Up!

Public Access Design

Stand Up to Clean Up!

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

Not on Our Watch!

Making Policy Public

Not on Our Watch!

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?