Abdul Kayum Ahmed, assistant professor at the Mailman School of Public Health, received on Tuesday a letter of nonrenewal from Mailman Dean Linda Fried and interim chair of the department of population and family health S. Patrick Kachur.

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The leader of the nation’s largest school system is set to testify at a congressional hearing on antisemitism next month, amid growing scrutiny of school districts’ approach to local fallout from the Israel-Hamas war. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

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“Do not mess around and cause this system to take 10 steps backwards. We see community school boards all across the nation behaving badly. We don’t want to find ourselves in that place,” Chancellor Banks told reporters. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

NEW: Dems are bullish on their chances to flip seats over abortion. Battleground state GOPers are panicked. But in swing areas of NY, where abortion rights are strong, Republicans say Trump’s latest position gives them cover. By Nick Reisman & Emily Ngo:

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First Deputy Chancellor Dan Weisberg tells Michael Elsen-Rooney that 'there's no difference in how we're implementing based on demographics of kids.' He calls that implication 'disturbing'

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- A May budget? Lawmakers hope not Jason Beeferman
- The cannabis fight continued, via Mona Zhang Shawn ness
- “I think it’s inappropriate' via Joe Anuta
- The latest on education budget talks via Katelyn Cordero Madina Touré
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NEW: NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks says he's been called to testify on anti-semitism to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, on May 8th.

I love that this story starts with Dean immediately giving the reporter a nickname, because he did the same to me — you’ll notice when he tosses to me from the anchor chair, I’m usually JJ, not Jillian
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- A great breakdown of key budget agreements, via Nick Reisman
- Swing candidates react to Trump's abortion stance Nick Reisman Emily Ngo
- Jimmy Walker and Eric Adams Jeff Coltin
- NY getting more from Washington than it gives...
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News 12 will host an hour-long town hall debate between George Latimer and Jamaal Bowman on May 13, the station says.

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New: NYPD Commissioner Ed Cabán is among a growing chorus of local stakeholders questioning a new City Hall policy that restricts the way city agencies, including the Police Department, can communicate with elected officials. nydailynews.com/2024/04/10/nyp…

NEW: The Heritage Foundation is urging states to make undocumented children pay to attend public school. The conservative think tank w/ close ties to Trump is looking to challenge the landmark Supreme Court decision, Plyler v. Doe chalkbeat.org/2024/04/09/ply…

The MTA denied Muslim bus drivers a day off for Eid. They might walk off the job.

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BREAKING: Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS apnews.com/article/foreve…

Dana Rachlin, a prominent police reform advocate, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging NYPD officials leaked information about rape allegations she had made as retaliation for her vocal criticism of violent policing.

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Wild what has happened to 2 men, and their families, who were on the periphery of a brief scuffle between cops & migrants on Times Square.

Plus lingering questions about coordination between ICE & NYPD here.

Deeply reported by Gwynne Hogan:

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“The problem with the report is that it is a 'on the one hand, on the other hand’ kind of report and really advises is an extension of mayoral control, if only because we have no idea right now what the alternative ought to be,” said David Bloomfield.

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