Who Benefits from Community Benefit Agreements?

Urban Investigations

Who Benefits from Community Benefit Agreements?

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde

Public Access Design

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde

Lotto Zone

Urban Investigations

Lotto Zone

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Happy Meals?

City Studies

Happy Meals?

Don't Get Iced

Public Access Design

Don't Get Iced

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.

Step Right Up

City Studies

Step Right Up

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Education Rights for Families

Technical Assistance

Education Rights for Families

What Up With DAT?

Technical Assistance

Shelter Skelter

Urban Investigations

Shelter Skelter

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance