On this episode of Talk out of School, Leonie is back with Jamaal Bowman, former NYC principal and now Democratic nominee for NY16 in the Bronx and Westchester, talking about his landslide win in the primaries, what he thinks of NYC’s school reopening plan, and what he intends to do in Congress in regards to education policy and school funding. Then she asks Randi Levine, Policy director at Advocates for Children, what she thinks of the city’s reopening plan and whether it does enough to meet the needs of the more than 200,000 NYC students with disabilities and 114,000 children who are homeless.
Jamaal Bowman’s education platform and his ideas for opening schools in a time of COVID-19.
Advocates for Children website
AFC NY Helpline: Call (866) 427-6033 on Monday to Thursday, 10 am to 4 pm
Op Ed on how homeless students need special attention in NYC’s school reopening plan