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Jessica Gould
Jessica is the education reporter for WNYC and Gothamist. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Jessica reported on the shutdown and reopening of the nation’s largest school system, highlighting the unprecedented impacts on learning, health and mental health for students, staff and families. Got a tip? Email [email protected]
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Parents grumble as NYC schools chancellor dodges calls for NYC schools integration plan
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones said she felt disappointed by the lack of details.
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Jessica Gould
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School bus carrying autistic students got lost in Brooklyn for 4 hours last year
A city investigation discovered that when the bus arrived at its destination in Crown Heights, one student was lying in a pool of urine.
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Jessica Gould
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Hannah-Jones, NYC schools chancellor set to speak at high-stakes integration town hall
The prominent journalist crossed paths with Kamar Samuels years ago due to problems at her daughter's elementary school.
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Jessica Gould
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Holy civics! NYC schools' own comic books in the spotlight at Comic Con
Comic Con continues through Sunday.
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Jessica Gould
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Pencils down: NYC lawmakers want to switch back to paper tests as state mandates screens
The state started requiring some grades to take the test by computer in 2024, with all students in the third through eighth grades required to do so for the first time last spring.
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Jessica Gould
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AI wary NYC students say the tech is still sneaking into classrooms
Students are calling out educators for still using AI in posters, slideshows and quizzes.
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Jessica Gould
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Pressure mounts on Mamdani to detail NYC schools plan after Hannah-Jones article
Mamdani is facing new pressure to present a more expansive vision for how to fix the city's schools, which are the most segregated in the country.
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Jessica Gould
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School buses still failing to show up for many NYC students with disabilities
The annual dysfunction is a growing source of frustration among elected officials.
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Jessica Gould
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Man killed by falling tree in Brooklyn, NYC responds to hundreds of tree damage reports
The Parks department expects to be cleaning up from the storm for days.
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Jessica Gould
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Nor'easter knocks out power for tens of thousands across NYC area, more flooding predicted
Sunnier skies and warmer temperatures should return by Tuesday.
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Ryan Kost
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Jessica Gould
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Louis C. Hochman
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Michael Sol Warren
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As NY phases out Regents exams, parents and educators wonder what’s next for students
The exams have been used to measure students’ skills for three decades.
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Jessica Gould
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Teachers unions urge NY Gov. Hochul to reconsider joining 'school choice' program
Gov. Kathy Hochul has said she plans to join a federal “school choice” program. Teachers unions hope she will reconsider.
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Jessica Gould
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