In September the incoming sixth graders in District 15 began their school year in middle schools that were far more integrated than in previous years due to the removal of exclusionary screens in the admission process and the use of
Appleseed Welcomes Nyah Berg as New Integrated Schools Project Director
ERASE Racism, New York Appleseed, and the NYU Metro Center today announced transitions for Nyah Berg and Matt Gonzales. New York Appleseed is delighted to welcome Nyah Berg as its new Integrated Schools Project Director. Nyah will start October 1.
SDAG Releases Final Report with Bold Recommendations
After two years of work, the mayor’s School Diversity Advisory Group released its final report with bold and lucid recommendations for eliminating official policies causing segregation in New York City’s public schools. Read the report. Read the SDAG’s press release
Mayor and Chancellor Adopt School Integration Recommendations
Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza announced adoption of 62 of 67 recommendations for school integration made by the School Diversity Advisory Group. New York Appleseed’s Matt Gonzales serves on the Group and has provided leadership there along with the
New York Appleseed op-ed on the need for comprehensive planning
Executive Director David Tipson writes in City Limits that a comprehensive planning process with clear equity goals is necessary to integrate our city. New York Appleseed is a member of the Thriving Communities Coalition seeking equitable reforms to the city
Appleseed Testifies Before City Council
New York Appleseed Op-ed on Addressing High School Diversity Through Equitable Middle-School Admissions
In a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day op-ed, Matt Gonzales and David Tipson insist that the solution to integrating our high schools must begin with ending competitive admissions to our middle schools. Read the op-ed.
Mayor and Chancellor Approve Integration Plan for District 15 Middle Schools
On September 20 Appleseed stood with Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, Councilmember Brad Lander, and Councilmember Carlos Menchaca to celebrate the approval of the community-driven diversity plan for middle schools in Community School District 15. We are grateful to the entire
New Advocacy Briefing!
We are proud to present our new advocacy briefing Supporting Real Integration – a synthesis of several decades of research by Kelly Bare and Bliss Broyard. The briefing demonstrates that students’ well-being—including self-esteem, engagement and participation, and a feeling of
Laundry City in Film
In this new film from New York Appleseed and Epic Theatre Ensemble, New York City high-school students star in the student-written and -performed play Laundry City. This is one of the most sophisticated treatments of the issue of school segregation