Ten Black residents of Buffalo were killed in a racist attack. But 10 days later, another mass shooting erupted in Uvalde.
Many moved on. It’s hard not to.
But Buffalo families continue to grieve. We spent time with one. To learn just how much was taken.
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Troy Closson
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New from me: A burst pipe flooded the basement of Third World Press, the oldest independent Black publishing company, destroying thousands of books.
The tragedy has shed light on how precarious the situation is for many Black publishers across the U.S.
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Wrote about why New York's Black population fell by almost 200,000 over the past two decades — and why the consequences for the city are huge.
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This is big news for NYC school budgets, via 's prelim budget: the $80m cut that was supposed to come next yr. based on pandemic enrollment losses won't come next year.
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There's something about this form that makes people act so ugly, but the NYT is not just journalists. We're striking for our lower paid colleagues, those who put out the paper, our security guards, our news assistants. That is the point of COLLECTIVE actions. We fight together.
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I’m walking out with 1,100 of my colleagues for a fair & complete contract.
This contract is more than an investment in us: It’s an investment in the future of and the public we serve. You can write to management here:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-t.
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We’re asking readers to not engage in any platforms tomorrow and stand with us on the digital picket line! Read local news. Listen to public radio. Make something from a cookbook. Break your Wordle streak.
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5,500+ migrant children have been enrolled in NYC schools. 11-year-old Kenyon is one of them.
From struggling to come to terms with his trek north to living for months in a hotel shelter, his story highlights the obstacles NYC migrant kids now face.
documentedny.com/2022/11/28/mig
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After 20 months of negotiations, enough is enough: Today I joined more than 1,000 of my colleagues in pledging to walk out if does not agree to a complete and fair contract by Dec. 8. We know what we’re worth.
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After 20 months of negotiations, enough is enough: Today, more than 1,000 members pledged to walk out if does not agree to a complete and fair contract by Dec. 8.
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Wrote about Tyler Adams being asked what it felt like to represent a country with a long history of racial discrimination and the long history of Black American athletes having to confront that sort of question.
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Boston Public Schools lost half its Black population over the last 20 years, from nearly 30k students in 2002-2003 to less than 15k last year. While the district has gained Latino and multiracial students in that time, overall enrollment has fallen.
bostonglobe.com/2022/11/26/met
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In NYC where schools are the de facto mental health system, poor kids are stuck with schools that are entirely unequipped for them. But wealthy families can buy a way out for their kids.
Beautifully told by at our LRN partner .
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Wrote about how Jewish Nets fans in New York have been processing all the Kyrie news.
“Even if they turn it around and become contenders again, I’m not going to have that same feeling,” one said. “I can’t root for them right now.”
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Here’s my profile of Tyler James Williams, talking child actor blues, the charm of Abbott Elementary & how he is and isn't Greg bustle.com/entertainment/
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More than 104,000 public school students in New York City were homeless during the last school year, new data shows.
The number of students in temporary housing rose by about 3%, a daunting figure that does not include recently arrived migrant children.
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At the gubernatorial debate, both Hochul and Zeldin say they want to raise the charter cap -- I don't think I've heard Hochul commit to that before
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Good story by on MS screens that gets at a big difference in this yr's discussion: lower enrollment has meant less seat competition in many districts. In D3, for ex, 97% of kids got one of top 3 choices this yr, even w/ lottery in place:
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"I don't spend a lot of time still talking about the pandemic, and the old 'woe is me narrative,'" Banks added.
"The pandemic is not the first time that our children have had to suffer a level of challenge and trauma."
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Talking about admissions screens, @DOEChancellor says students who work hard and get good grades should have priority access to schools compared with the "child you have to throw water on their face to get them to go to school every day"
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Talking about admissions screens, says students who work hard and get good grades should have priority access to schools compared with the "child you have to throw water on their face to get them to go to school every day"
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Also interesting that at the same time, this administration is not interested in changing admissions for specialized high schools
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It is noteworthy that the city is adopting a new approach to screened high schools that could make them more racially/socioeconomically integrated
And it's similar in theory to former Mayor Bill de Blasio's
proposal for integrating specialized high schools
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Some takeaways from today’s NY state test scores:
- Math scores fell for all groups compared to 2019
- Overall reading scores were slightly up, but younger students lost ground
- Opt out rates were about twice as high, adding to the caveats with the data
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The is giving employees branded lunch boxes this week as a return-to-office perk. We want respect and a fair contract instead — so I’m working from home this week along with 1,300 of my and colleagues, with support from .
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NEW: An NYT investigation has found that scores of Hasidic Jewish schools in New York are purposely denying some 50,000 students a basic secular education – and have received $1 billion in taxpayer dollars over the last 4 years. w/
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so it’s official: i’m moving to the NYC education beat! wrapped up on courts/cops this week, and excited to get started.
email & DMs are open to chat!
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It's the first day of school, finally, in New York City: A lot of joy, anxiety and anticipation about a new year with very high stakes. Also, the perfect week to welcome @troy_closson to the education beat at @NYTMetro! nytimes.com/2022/09/08/nyr
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It's the first day of school, finally, in New York City: A lot of joy, anxiety and anticipation about a new year with very high stakes. Also, the perfect week to welcome to the education beat at !
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Today, is releasing a report on persistent racial disparities in performance evaluations at .
For nearly 2 years, management has chosen to downplay the problem instead of addressing it.
nyguild.org/2022-nyt-perfo
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in the latest you'll find a special package dedicated to NY drill, the sound that's rapidly become both the heartbeat of the city and a target for all sorts of scrutiny/bs
it's a sea change that deserves documenting, so that's exactly what we did:
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nyc is down tremendous right now
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Absolutely obsessed with this interview with . He dropped so many gems on life and work and finding yourself. I was nodding my head the entire time
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today is my first day as a full-time state policy and politics reporter for ! excited to continue covering statehouses + national trends with my wonderful colleagues.
email & DMs are always open to talk state leges, voters of color and Bad Bunny 💪🏽
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crime remains near historic lows in nyc, even with an increase in violence during the pandemic, yet new yorkers are more fearful of it than they were two decades ago. and i took a look at what's contributing to that fear bloomberg.com/graphics/2022- via
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The Buffalo supermarket where 10 Black people were killed in May reopened last week.
But the store’s staff is still struggling.
Some are afraid to return. Others hear the gunshots in their sleep. We talked to seven of them about their futures at Tops:
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Are you an undergrad junior or senior considering investigative journalism as a career? 's Emerging Reporter's program will give you a $9K stipend, training and mentorship, as a part of our goal to ⬆️industry diversity. Apply by Mon. Aug. 8!
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I've seen a few tweets about Highland Park being "the last place you'd expect" to hear about a shooting. Plea to leave that thought out of coverage. No civilian place, no matter how under-invested or affluent, should ever have to "expect" gun violence.
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🚨 HUGE announcement by the DOJ today which said it will investigate whether the NYPD’s special victims’ unit engages in a pattern or practice of gender-biased policing:
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Ask Black Chicagoans for their R Kelly stories. Even at the height of his fame, their was no pretense of innocence
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Women of color are most likely to be affected by abortion laws.
This is extremely important context from — and we can't let it get lost in the conversation.
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Since January of last year, the feds have issued warning after warning of the heightened threat of violence. Last year it was about false claims of the election. Recently DHS warned of potential attacks after the Roe decision twitter.com/lyzl/status/15
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