Making the Grade? In 12 Graphs, the Story Of New York City Schools Since 2002

A visual report card tracks efforts to move the schools forward under the last two mayors.

EducationSeth MoncreaseApril 28, 2021march232021-onward

‘Equity Means High Quality for All’: The Post-Pandemic Future of New York’s Schools

Why the next mayor needs to learn from what Bloomberg and de Blasio accomplished – and didn’t – in the schools.

Seth MoncreaseApril 21, 2021march232021-onward

Addressing Racial Inequity in Child Welfare: The Key Role of Prevention Services

Racial disparity has been the legacy of the child welfare system. It doesn’t have to be its future.

Children, Families, Inequality and Poverty, Racial EquitySeth MoncreaseApril 14, 2021march232021-onward

The Next Mayor Can End New York’s Maternal Health Emergency

There is a maternal health emergency in New York City. It’s deeply rooted in racism. And it’s one the next mayor can do a lot to stop.

Let Us Now Praise the Humble CDBG

Why budget makers love the way Federal rescue dollars are arriving – and how they might use them.

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseMarch 31, 2021march232021-onward

New Yorkers Get Some Budget Breathing Room – But Still Face Hard Choice

State and City governments both will get a reprieve from the worst-case scenarios forecast at the height of the pandemic-induced recession.

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseMarch 23, 2021march232021-onward

It’s Time for Boldness, Not Retreat: Strengthen Services for Families in Need.

Stopping unnecessary, punitive child welfare investigations is the right thing to do.

Children, Families, Youth, Inequality and PovertySeth MoncreaseMarch 17, 2021UM march23-past

Make Youth Employment a Priority Now

Young people in communities hit hard by Covid-19 want to work while they learn, and help support their families.

When David Beat Goliath: The Stuy Town Story –And What It Means in Today’s New York

Does a story of middle-income renters fighting to hold onto their homes have relevance in a pandemic-era city?

Housing and HomelessnessSeth MoncreaseMarch 3, 2021UM march23-past

The Dollars and Sense of Legalizing Adult-Use Pot

Done right, legalization can redress longstanding injustices and strengthen local economies in both rural and urban communities.

Justice, Racial Equity, Inequality and PovertySeth MoncreaseFebruary 24, 2021UM march23-past

Repairing an Environmental ‘Legacy of Racism’: What the City’s Next Leaders Must Do

Green energy and green jobs: a restorative justice prescription for a healthier New York City.

Covid-19, Racial EquitySeth MoncreaseFebruary 17, 2021UM march23-past

Covid-19 and Environmental Justice: An Agenda for New York’s Next Mayor

Will the city’s next leaders right the environmental wrongs that have worsened the pandemic?

Covid-19, Racial EquitySeth MoncreaseFebruary 9, 2021UM march23-past

‘We Are Still Sick, and We Are Ready to Act’ A Covid Community Struggles to Be Born.

We write from the strange world of coronavirus recovery; we write from this time when Covid-19 in the past tense does not yet apply.

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseFebruary 3, 2021UM march23-past

Elite Schools in a Plague Year: Will Getting in Be Fairer?

How will pandemic-forced changes alter admission to many of New York City’s most sought-after secondary schools?

Covid-19, Racial Equity, EducationSeth MoncreaseJanuary 27, 2021UM march23-past

New York City Over-Pays for Health Insurance. City Workers Still Get a Bad Deal.

Despite being the Big Apple’s biggest buyer of health insurance, City government does a poor job of leveraging its market power for the benefit of workers, and taxpayers.

Racial Equity, Health careSeth MoncreaseJanuary 20, 2021UM march23-past

Five Uneasy Pieces in New York State’s Covid-Era Budget Puzzle

Here’s what to keep in mind as State officials grapple with the pandemic’s dire effects on New York State’s economy and finances.

Covid-19, EconomySeth MoncreaseJanuary 12, 2021UM march23-past

2020 Visions: Great New Fiction from The New School Community

Here are the works of fiction published during 2020 by New School faculty and graduates that caught our attention.

Seth MoncreaseDecember 15, 2020UM march23-past

Potent Writings from a Powerful Year: Great Non-Fiction Titles from The New School Community

Police violence. Climate change. Our fractured political culture. Writers associated with the New School addressed these timely issues, and more, during 2020.

Seth MoncreaseDecember 8, 2020UM march23-past

David Dinkins' Unfinished Work: Just and Effective Policing

Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins was committed to interracial democracy and just policing – values that still resonate today.

Racial Equity, JusticeSeth MoncreaseDecember 1, 2020David Dinkins, New York, UM march23-past

Covid-19’s Impact on Small Businesses, Part Two: Our Q&A with Urban Scholar Rachel Meltzer

Commercial rent regulation? Tax relief? What kind of help do New York City’s small business es, and their landlords, need?

Covid-19Seth MoncreaseNovember 24, 2020UM march23-past