Archive - Families for New York

How will the new Mayor and Governor tackle chronic absenteeism in NY?

NY families heard from elected officials that they should keep their kids at home to keep them and others safe. Families have internalized that advice…

Mar 25

NYC spent $1B on learning loss since 2021 with no results to show

But NY charter schools are the best in the country in getting low-income students to proficiency in math based on the latest NAEP

Mar 14

NY media is discussing high absenteeism in our schools

The reaction to my Issue Brief for the Manhattan Institute on chronic absenteeism

Mar 10

We can't teach kids who are not in school

My new report shows how prevalent chronic absenteeism is in NY and what can be done about it

Mar 6

February 2025

January 2025

Record education spending and slower charter growth

New report confirms what we have been saying: NY is #1 in education spending, but has mediocre results for kids and low school choice

Jan 22

The PowerSchool Data Breach is Bad. Very Bad.

#INVESTIGATION | Have you heard about the latest data breach? Maybe not, the comms have been weak, but it's terrible and we need to start paying…

Published on AI for Families • Jan 17

As New York’s Public School Spending Surges, Accountability Gets Short Shrift

Lower state standards, no more HS Regents exam and soon no data on chronic absenteeism

Jan 6

December 2024

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