Leonie talks to Rep. Jamaal Bowman, former Bronx middle school principal, who was elected in 2020 to represent the 16th Congressional district that covers parts of the Bronx and Westchester. He spoke about what he was surprised about Congress, , his "Green New Deal for Schools", the importance of protecting student privacy, why he is proposing to to eliminate the federal mandate for annual standardized testing, and how the Democratic Party should propose and publicize a more positive, active message on public schools before the midterms.
Student data breach in NYC also impacted charter schools, districts, NY Post, May 6, 2022
Why Mayoral control needs to be amended, Class Size Matters, March 2022
New and Emerging threats to Student and Teacher data privacy, Presentations at the NPE conference, April 30, 2022
Rep. Bowman's website and his The Green New Deal for Public Schools bill
Washington Post, Congress may create massive program to collect college student data, April 4, 2022
Constituents can send their own letters to Congress in opposition to the College Transparency Act here
Rep. Bowman on Twitter; @JamaalBowmanNY; also his Instagram and Tiktok