Meet the Gun Laws

City Studies

Meet the Gun Laws

Shifty Business

Public Access Design

Shifty Business

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

The Deciders

City Studies

The Deciders

Child Support?!

Making Policy Public

Child Support?!

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

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.

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Is Justice For All?

City Studies

Is Justice For All?

Swept Up

Urban Investigations

Swept Up

Now Boarding

Urban Investigations

Now Boarding

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Housing Court Help

Public Access Design

Housing Court Help

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Don't Bank On It

Making Policy Public

Don't Bank On It