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Good morning! This is Alex with Chalkbeat New York.
In K-12 education, policymakers often devote more resources to educating the highest-need students. But at the college level, it’s the opposite: The most selective colleges enroll more affluent students and spend far more per student. Our top story this morning, from Chalkbeat Ideas, digs into a new study that lays out how higher education can exacerbate inequities.
Also, in case you missed it, a City Council bill that would give paraprofessionals a one-time $10,000 pay bump became law on Wednesday. And even though Mayor Zohran Mamdani supported a similar bill on the campaign trail, the city promptly filed a lawsuit challenging the payments. City officials argue the payments improperly sidestep the collective bargaining process.
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NYC paraprofessionals’ $10,000 pay bump becomes law as City Hall vows a legal challenge
NYC paraprofessionals are set to get $10,000 payments under a new law, but Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration says it will challenge the measure in court.
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The most advantaged students attend the best-funded colleges. Does it have to be this way?
A new study finds selective colleges enroll richer, higher-scoring students and spend far more on their education than less selective schools.
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A new survey shows they trust their decisions more than those made by state and federal politicians.
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