How will the 1/3+ of NYC high schools that screen students using grades, test scores, and attendance make admissions decisions without those measures? I and others weigh in on this question in this Chalkbeat article from May 5.

This excellent City Limits article from Jeanmarie Evelly tackles the issue of long commutes to school in NYC, a byproduct (for some) of its open enrollment system. The article provides a perfect summary of my report with the Urban Institute which examined commuting time to school by student background. The most consistent finding is that black students in NYC travel much further to school than others.

See two new Spotlight posts highlighting ongoing work with colleagues at RANYCS on the supply of—and applications to—CTE high school programs in NYC.

In an NBER Working Paper released in November, Marianne Bitler, Thad Domina, Emily Penner, and I use statistical models commonly used in research, policy, and practice to estimate teacher “effects” on student height. See also our related blog post at the Brookings Institution Brown Center Chalkboard.

When Politifact needs a fact check for presidential contender Marianne Williamson, I say “Girlfriend, you are so on!”