Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

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Public Access Design

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Now Boarding

Urban Investigations

Now Boarding

Meet the Gun Laws

City Studies

Meet the Gun Laws

Predatory Equity

Making Policy Public

Predatory Equity

I Got Arrested! Now What?

Making Policy Public

I Got Arrested! Now What?
    • Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 7pm
    • The New School
      Bark Room
      2 West 13th Street, 1st Floor
      New York, New York
      N/Q/R/L/4/5/6 to Union Sq

Debut of Up Closed and Personal

Debut of _Up Closed and Personal_

There are a lot of schools in New York City. Some doing well. Others... not so well. What happens to these schools? When can a faltering school be salvaged and when should it be shuttered? How does the Department of Education make decisions about what schools get closed? What does 'doing well' even mean? And who decides?

To get answers to these questions, a group of students from College Now at Hostos Community College in the Bronx worked with CUP staff and teaching artist Vivianne Njoku. They interviewed parents, advocates, and representatives from the Department of Education to get a variety of perspectives. They created Up Closed and Personal, a short film that examines this thorny issue and looks at the decision-making process for closing schools.

Students debuted their work on October 29th sharing their experiences investigating school closings through film and interviews. They were also joined in conversation by Pamela Wheaton from Insideschools.

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Voters Rule

City Studies

Voters Rule

What Is Mandatory Inclusionary Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Mandatory Inclusionary Housing?

Up Closed and Personal

Urban Investigations

Up Closed and Personal

Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

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Public Access Design

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Space Jam

Urban Investigations

Space Jam