New School on the Block

City Studies

New School on the Block

Don't Trash NYC!

Public Access Design

Don't Trash NYC!

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Common Cents

City Studies

Common Cents

Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

Rent, Rights, and Repairs

Public Access Design

Rent, Rights, and Repairs

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.

Free For All?

City Studies

Free For All?

Air Fair?

City Studies

Air Fair?

Welcome to Health Care!

Making Policy Public

Welcome to Health Care!

Housing Court Help

Public Access Design

Housing Court Help

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?