Shelter Skelter

Urban Investigations

Shelter Skelter

Bottled Up

City Studies

Bottled Up

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Work Forced

Public Access Design

Work Forced

In the Streets!

Urban Investigations

In the Streets!

Show Up

Public Access Design

Show Up
    • Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 7pm
    • The New School
      Bark Room
      2 West 13th Street, 1st Floor
      New York, New York
      N/Q/R/L/4/5/6 to Union Sq

Debut of Up Closed and Personal

Debut of _Up Closed and Personal_

There are a lot of schools in New York City. Some doing well. Others... not so well. What happens to these schools? When can a faltering school be salvaged and when should it be shuttered? How does the Department of Education make decisions about what schools get closed? What does 'doing well' even mean? And who decides?

To get answers to these questions, a group of students from College Now at Hostos Community College in the Bronx worked with CUP staff and teaching artist Vivianne Njoku. They interviewed parents, advocates, and representatives from the Department of Education to get a variety of perspectives. They created Up Closed and Personal, a short film that examines this thorny issue and looks at the decision-making process for closing schools.

Students debuted their work on October 29th sharing their experiences investigating school closings through film and interviews. They were also joined in conversation by Pamela Wheaton from Insideschools.

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Public Access Design

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A Fair Chance

Making Policy Public

A Fair Chance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Space Jam

Urban Investigations

Space Jam

Bodega Down Bronx

Urban Investigations

Bodega Down Bronx

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Food Stamped

City Studies

Food Stamped