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Good morning, Mike here with Chalkbeat New York.
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is asking some communities across the city for help solving some of the thorniest challenges in their schools. Samuels introduced plans Wednesday to convene working groups in five districts across the city to come up with ideas for how to tackle chronic under-enrollment, racial segregation and the state’s class size law, among other issues. The working groups will expand citywide over the next three years. Our top story has more.
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Samuels turns to local communities for advice on making NYC schools safe, rigorous, and integrated
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is starting community-led working groups in five districts. They may tackle challenges ranging from segregation to enrollment declines.
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What We’re Reading
City Budget Needs $20M For School Streets: Advocates, StreetsBlog
The Contracting Scandal Facing New York City Schools, City Journal (Opinion)
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