Voters Rule

City Studies

Voters Rule

What's in the Water?

Making Policy Public

What's in the Water?

What's Going On In The Neighborhood?

Envisioning Development

What's Going On In The Neighborhood?

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change

Get It Back!

Public Access Design

Get It Back!

Print Voice Recognition

New York City has the largest public school system in the nation, with over 1 million students in 1,700 schools. But who makes the decisions about how these schools are run? And how can parents and students shape the schools in their own communities?

CUP collaborated with teaching artist Max Allbee and students from Vanguard High School to find out who has a say in the public school system, and where students’ voices can be heard. Students investigated the different bodies that make up the NYC school system, and learned about student and community decision-making power at the school, district, and city level. During their investigation, students interviewed parents, student advisory groups, and school administrators. Showcasing their work students created, Voice Recognition, a fully illustrated poster showing the stakeholders and decision-making processes that effect NYC schools.

New School on the Block

City Studies

New School on the Block

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Sign Up!

Public Access Design

Sign Up!

The Water Underground

Urban Investigations

The Water Underground

Blunt Conversations

Urban Investigations

Blunt Conversations

It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal

In the Streets!

Urban Investigations

In the Streets!

It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal