A Bronx early childhood education center has been empty for 3 years. NYC is paying the bill, but hasn't filled the seats At least 27 early childhood education centers across the city are vacant, NYC's deputy chancellor of the Division of Early Childhood Education said.

“The money and facilities are in place and the families' needs are apparent.The problem is finger-pointing instead of accountability.” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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Susan B. Edelman (@susanedelman2) Parents at a Manhattan middle school on the chopping block allege NYC violated the law on use of federal funds.

“The lack of credible parent consultation and appropriate use of funds arguably put this school on the chopping block. For a school under threat of closure, it’s incumbent on the Chancellor and the DOE to assure that funds have been used for instructional improvements.”
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“What Mamdani has to do is reassure parents and parent activists that he really is concerned about listening to them, giving parents some more power …” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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The Third Annual Education Law Symposium: Who Owns the Classroom? Religion, Rights, and the Future of Public Education The Fordham Suspension Representation Project presents: The Third Annual Education Law Symposium - Who Owns the Classroom? Religion, Rights, and the Future of Public Education

Monday, March 23
The Third Annual Education Law Symposium: Who Owns the Classroom? Religion, Rights, and the Future of Public Education
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'He can do what’s best for his own kids.' NYC Chancellor Kamar Samuels chose a prestigious private institution over a public school for his son's early education.

@dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social sees no hypocrisy in Samuels’ choices.
“I do not question his family’s personal decisions. His actions demonstrate a full commitment to New York City’s public schools and its children,” Bloomfield said.
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What’s Ahead for New York City Schools Under Mayor Mamdani As he prepares to retire from teaching, Professor David Bloomfield discusses the pressures and expectations facing the mayor as he leads the nation’s largest school system on “The Thought Project” pod...

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Interviewed by @tanyadomi.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Those who can’t, legislate.

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NYC schools chancellor Kamar Samuels taps top deputy, shakes up superintendent oversight Samuels appointed Danielle Giunta the first deputy chancellor of the city’s public schools.

Appointments mirror what has largely been Mamdani’s approach: old hands in NYC governance rather than outsiders or campaign insiders.
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To learn what @annieabrams.bsky.social is saying on @bsky.app

NYC students to spend about 20 fewer days in school than national peers. Learning likely suffers. It adds up: On top of the snow day and several professional development days keeping kids home from school, NYC’s shorter school day means kids in the five boroughs are in class less than national cou...

@dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social on “the problems of continuity and opacity” in the @nycschools.bsky.social calendar.”
By @amyzimmer.bsky.social @chalkbeat.org
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Mamdani must bring back our snow days! When extreme weather hits, our schools get it wrong.  There’s a lot of winter left. Last Monday’s widely disparaged non-snow day for public school students was not Mayor Mamdani’s fault. Even…

Thank you, Mr. Mayor!!! ⛄️⛄️⛄️
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Anyone tending @nycschools.bsky.social @bsky.app account for snow (urgh, remote) day announcement? Last post was 2024.

Opinion: Tighten New York's School Immunization Law - City Limits 'New York, an epicenter of increased measles exposure, can take a major step nationally and internationally in controlling this and other serious disease with a common-sense statutory reform of school...

Vaccinations save lives!

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NYC Schools at a Crossroads: Law, Equity, and Power Podcast Episode · CUNY TV's One to One · 02/10/2026 · 28m

NYC Schools at a Crossroads: Law, Equity, and Power
Sheryl McCarthy hosts @dcbloomfield.bsky.social
@brooklyncollege.bsky.social
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@cunytv.bsky.social

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Learning to protest, fight the feds and train for campaigns to 'Tax the rich!' Labor unions and activist groups supporting Mayor Mamdani's political agenda to gather for all-day workshop in a Manhattan public high school near City Hall .

“This is First Amendment protected speech. It is not concerning a partisan election,” said @dcbloomfield.bsky.social, a professor at @brooklyncollege.bsky.social and @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social.

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One to One - NYC Schools at a Crossroads: Law, Equity, and Power - CUNY TV Sheryl McCarthy speaks with CUNY professor David Bloomfield about federal pressure on New York City schools, including the Trump administration’s investigation into policies protecting transgender stu...

Sheryl McCarthy speaks with CUNY professor @dcbloomfield.bsky.social about federal pressure on @nycschools.bsky.social

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@brooklyncollege.bsky.social

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Mamdani must bring back our snow days! When extreme weather hits, our schools get it wrong.  There’s a lot of winter left. Last Monday’s widely disparaged non-snow day for public school students was not Mayor Mamdani’s fault. Even…

Mamdani must bring back #snowdays

www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/02/m... by @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social in @nydailynews.com

Remote learning redux has parents longing for solution to packed NYC schools calendar Some teachers asked students to write a poem about the snow and leave school early to get artistic inspiration.

“The real culprit is the calendar. There used to be extra days built into the calendar to allow for #snowdays. That doesn't exist anymore,” @dcbloomfield.bsky.social
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By @jessicagould.bsky.social @gothamist.com
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“Snow days should be snow days, and the use of remote instruction is an empty gesture toward fulfilling the state’s already-compromised 180-day instructional requirement,” said @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

NYC public school students will have school Monday despite the forecast for a significant snow storm, Mayor Mamdani said: gothamist.visitlink.me/U5PF9R

EdCast 207 -- In Conversation with David C. Bloomfield: Insights from a Leading Voice in Education YouTube video by The City University of New York

Professor @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
reflects on his decades-long career in education, policy and media.
#EdCast @cunytv.bsky.social
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Albany’s 2026 education agenda: Will lawmakers buy into Mamdani’s child care dreams? New mayor, new priorities. From universal child care to a surprising reversal on mayor control, here’s what to watch as Mamdani pitches education plans in Albany.

“The most difficult stages [meeting class size limits] are yet to come,” said @dcbloomfield.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social, who believes that Adams “slow-walked” implementation.
By Jessica Shuran Yu & @amyzimmer.bsky.social
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Mamdani reverses course on mayoral control over NYC schools as he appoints Kamar Samuels chancellor On the campaign trail, Mamdani expressed interest in sharing more authority with students, parents and the adults who make schools run every day — principals, teachers and other school staff member…

@dcbloomfield.bsky.social
called Mamdani’s appointment of Samuels a good pick while “a strong show of mayoral control, which is unexpected.” Mamdani acknowledged the discrepancy
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By @caylabam.bsky.social
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I think both still have a lot to teach us about toxic tribalism & self-righteous tyranny

Will be interested to hear what you & your students think of it. I thought modernization undercut tragic impact.

Professor: End religious exemption for vaccinations amid ‘health crisis’ A professor at Brooklyn College is calling on the state to pass a bill ending the religious exemption for vaccinations now that more than 250 measles cases have been confirmed citywide.

Sigh. Ending religious exemptions saved lives.

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Me & @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social taking him on before corrupt
Brooklyn Democratic Party meeting back in 2017.

Mamdani wants less power over schools. But it’s unclear who would fill the void. The Democratic nominee is planning to share authority over schools with parents and bodies like the school system’s governing panel.

“If @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s going to extend co-governance to its extreme, we’ll have a very divided school system.”
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By @madinatoure.bsky.social & Caroline McCarthy
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