Rochelle Du

4.28.25 at 9:00 AM- New York Appleseed commends Chancellor Samuels on the announcement made Monday that NYCPS is pulling the current proposal to open Next Generation Technical High School for the next school year. In our April 17th letter to the Panel for Educational Policy, which has garnered support from over 50 community organizations and parents/caregivers alike, we raised serious concerns that approving a high school touting a screened admissions method contradicts the Chancellor’s...

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4.14.26 at 12:00 PM- Today, Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice and New York Appleseed released Equitably Resourcing the NYC High School Application Process, which makes recommendations on developing tools and resources that empower students and families — particularly those who are historically marginalized, vulnerable, or under-resourced — and continuing the recent progress NYCPS has made in removing the undue burdens associated with applying to high school. Currently,...