Talk Out of School

Interview with Mark Cannizzaro, president of the CSA, the principal and school administrators union

Episode Summary

After a brief news update, Leonie spoke with Mark Cannizzaro, President of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA), the NYC principals and school administrator union. They spoke about how principals have fared this year amid the school shutdowns and frequent changes of plans and scheduling, what the union wants to see in the final Department of Education (DOE) budget, and how the City's plans for summer school and school reopening in the fall are shaping up.

Episode Notes

Resources:

• NYC Public School Parents - Controversy Over Comments of Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams on Class Size
• Class Size Matters - Report with charts comparing positions of Mayoral candidates on public education
• DYCD - Info on how to apply for Summer School
• NY Daily News - NYC school officials struggle to plan for fall school opening — task ‘extremely difficult’ and sometimes ‘impossible’