The Blueprint for Student Success

This week on Schooled, Deb, Yiatin and Josh unpack Harvard’s controversial move to cap the number of A grades and what it says about grade inflation from Ivy League campuses to New York City classrooms. The conversation explores whether grades still measure merit, how inflated standards shape stude…

As the school year comes to an end this week, Yiatin, Josh, and Deb reflect back on the top stories and policies this year and read the tea leaves on what the top issues will be for the fall.

Deb, Yiatin, and Josh sit with City Councilmember Phil Wong who lays out the hot button issues being discussed on the Education Committee like generative AI, the digital state test fiasco, budget issues, and the Gifted and Talented bill he is co-sponsoring.

A new report on declining enrollment projections in NYC by Danyela Souza-Egorov, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and public school parent, are coming to a head and empty seats have Yiatin, Josh, and Deb asking — what happens when a class size is too small? Plus, a controversial new incentive fo…