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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. As New York City school insiders eagerly await to see how the new chancellor reshuffles top brass, the Education Department has its first high-profile departure. Cristina Meléndez, the deputy chancellor of family, community, and student empowerment, is leaving her post on Feb. 27, she wrote in an email to parent leaders on Wednesday, thanking them for their work. “The most important thing you can do is stay engaged in your schools and keep building your child’s confidence day by day, conversation by conversation, and moment by moment,” she wrote. “That steady belief you offer your child becomes their strength.” She did not say where she planned to head next. Education Department officials did not respond to questions about her replacement or whether the departure is related to a broader cabinet shakeup. “We look forward to sharing more soon,” Education Department spokesperson Nicole Brownstein said in a statement commending Meléndez for her service. Meléndez assumed her role as deputy chancellor more than a year ago, after serving as the executive director of the Education Department’s Office of Family and Community Empowerment, known as FACE, which among other things, oversees the Community Education Council elections. The elections have had notoriously low turnout, with roughly 18,000 households, or just 2% of eligible families, casting ballots in 2025. A 2023 Chalkbeat investigation highlighted numerous concerns in how FACE conducted the election process, uncovering how the office was gripped internally by turmoil and factions, potentially affecting the election process. A New York City comptroller report called on the Education Department to implement a series of changes in the voting process, but the participation rate remained unchanged. “It’s indefensible what happened with the election,” said Robert Murtfeld, a former Community Education Council member in Manhattan’s District 1, who runs an advocacy committee at The Neighborhood School. Given Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to include families in governance of the nation’s largest school system, Murtfeld suggested there’s an opportunity to find someone who can engage not only the estimated 1.6 million current families in the system but also include millions more alumni. “It needs to be someone who is inspiring,” he said. “It can’t be a bureaucratic robot.” Meléndez took over at FACE in January 2022 after serving as a lead on the education transition team for former Mayor Eric Adams. A former bilingual education teacher in the Bronx and assistant principal, Meléndez earned a doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania in educational leadership. While there, she wrote a thesis entitled “Dominican parenting across generations” and examined difficulties the city had engaging Black and Latino parents. Before that, Meléndez served as a district supervisor for the city’s controversial renewal initiative aimed to turn around failing schools, according to her LinkedIn profile. Amy Zimmer is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat New York. Contact Amy atazimmer@chalkbeat.org.

דער פֿאָרווערטס האָט שוין אַרויסגעלאָזט דעם זעקסטן קאַפּיטל פֿונעם ייִדישן פּאָדקאַסט, Yiddish With Rukhl. דאָס מאָל איז די טעמע „שפּראַכן אין אַ סכּנה“. אין דעם קאַפּיטל לייענט שׂרה־רחל שעכטער פֿאָר אַן אַרטיקל פֿונעם ייִדיש־אַקטיוויסט דזשייק שנײַדער, „וואָס אַקטיוויסטן פֿאַר שפּראַכן אין אַ סכּנה קענען זיך אָפּלערנען איינער פֿונעם אַנדערן.“ צו הערן דעם פּאָדקאַסט, גיט אַ... The post Forverts podcast, episode 6: At-risk languages appeared first on The Forward.

A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s recent finding that the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate climate-warming greenhouse gases. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump announced last week the administration was finalizing a repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding, which declared the agency could […]

A bestselling romance novelist is facing backlash from her Jewish readers after hiring an audiobook narrator who previously posted on social media telling Zionists to kill themselves. Abby Jimenez’s novel The Night We Met, set to be published next month, features voice actor Zachary Webber as the narrator of the audiobook. “If you’re a Zionist... The post An audiobook narrator told Zionists to kill themselves. A popular romance novelist hired him anyway. appeared first on The Forward.

Lawmakers approved $2 million to restart a farm-to-food bank program and $1 million to increase matching funds for fresh food purchases by federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.

With less than two years until the deadline for New Mexico victims of nuclear radiation to apply for Radiation Exposure Compensation Act funds, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and advocates on Tuesday encouraged people to take advantage of available resources. During a a RECA forum in Las Cruces, medical experts joined Luján, along with […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Teen drivers could be required to meet certain literacy requirements under two bills proposed by Oklahoma lawmakers.  House Bill 4153 and Senate Bill 1538 would each require minors to meet eighth grade literacy standards and require Service Oklahoma to withdraw driving privileges if the child drops out of school.  The measures carve […]

The proposed bill continues an effort that nearly gained passage last year, but ultimately ran into opposition from Gov. Ned Lamont.

In New Hampshire, there are two fundamental kinds of policies: Some attempt to directly address a problem and others aim to redefine, often fallaciously, the nature of the problem itself. One of the best examples of the first kind of policy is the 21st-century state ban on the use of lead sinkers and jigs by […]

Officer Dick Hill, who is affectionately known as Motorcycle Mike, spent 48 years in the Motorcycle Division of the Arlington Police Department.

A rally was held in Forsyth Park to decry the death of Savannah teacher Linda Davis, who was killed in a crash caused by a man fleeing Department of Homeland Security personnel, with the rally organizer calling for the abolition of ICE. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

La dependencia global del petróleo y el gas pone en riesgo la economía y el clima. Guterres impulsa renovables como la vía más segura, mientras EE UU presiona para frenar la transición.

Matthew Moroun, the owner of the Ambassador Bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, and a major supporter of President Donald Trump, is facing a U.S. House committee investigation over his alleged attempts to lobby Trump in an effort to stall the grand opening of his family’s main competitor, the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Now, […]

رئیس ‌جمهوری آمریکا به نخست وزیر بریتانیا درباره از دست دادن کنترل خود بر جزیره دیه‌گو گارسیا هشدار داد و گفت که ایالات متحده ممکن است ناگزیر شود از این جزیره برای مهار جمهوری اسلامی استفاده کند.

(The Center Square) – The Los Angeles Unified School District has approved a cost-cutting plan to lay off 657 employees. Hours may also be reduced for some workers. The district's Board of Education voted 4-3 Tuesday in favor of the layoffs. They're coming at a time in which the nation's second-largest school district faces projected structural deficits of $877 million for the 2026-2027 school year and $443 million for 2027-2028. A spokesperson for LAUSD said the projected deficits are driven by declining enrollment, the expiration of one-time federal relief funds and rising operating costs. “Fiscal oversight authorities have repeatedly warned that continued deficit spending threatens long-term financial stability,” the spokesperson told The Center Square Wednesday. The number of layoffs - 657 employees - amounts to approximately 1% of the 83,000 people employed by LAUSD. The reduction in force focuses primarily on non-school site positions, beginning with employees with the least seniority. Initial notices will be mailed to impacted employees by March 15. June 30 will be the final day of that employee’s current assignment. It is possible that the district can reduce or rescind some layoffs before they take effect. However, Superintendent Albert M. Carvalho said at Tuesday's board meeting that delays on layoffs will not ultimately eliminate reductions. “Kicking the can down the road will actually magnify them,” said Carvalho. “Failing to take action will actually condemn more people than what is proposed.” The total number of teacher positions is decreasing for 2026-27 because of factors such as the district's declining enrollment. The district expects to need approximately 350 fewer elementary school teachers and 400 fewer secondary school teachers. Classroom teachers are not being issued notices for layoffs. Instead, the reduction is being handled by enacting a hiring freeze and leaving positions vacant when teachers retire or leave the district, staff told the school board. “In developing the proposal, the district prioritized protecting and respecting our workforce, minimizing impact on schools and student services, while concentrating efforts on central office reductions,” the district spokesperson told The Center Square.

Mirror Indy put together a list of spaces around Indy to book for your next baby shower, wedding, graduation party or workshop. The post Hosting an event this year? We’ve got you covered. appeared first on Mirror Indy.

El ministro de Educación, Nicolás Cataldo, reconoció que la promesa de reemplazar el CAE por el nuevo sistema de Financiamiento para la Educación Superior (FES) probablemente no se concretará antes de que termine la actual administración. La demora en la tramitación y la falta de acuerdos políticos en el Congreso dificultan que la iniciativa pueda … Continua leyendo "Cataldo admite que el FES no se aprobaría antes del cambio de mando: dice que tramitación inició tarde" The post Cataldo admite que el FES no se aprobaría antes del cambio de mando: dice que tramitación inició tarde appeared first on BioBioChile.

“Los inestables”, es un espacio de conversación y actualidad marcado por el humor y la especial e irreverente mirada de sus conductores Bernardita Cruz, Eduardo Kuthe y Leopoldo Muñoz. Todos los viernes a las 23:00 horas en BBTV. Conversación gratis, entre sin golpear. The post ¿Mike Patton al Ministerio de Cultura? - Los viajes de Kast - Las amenazas de Trump appeared first on BioBioChile.

A community advocate is accusing the DeSantis administration of “kneecapping” the Florida Legislature and its willingness to shore up a purported $120 million deficit in a program that helps people living with HIV and AIDS afford their prescriptions. House and Senate health care budgets passed this week contain funding to help shore up the AIDS […]