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Michael Elsen-Rooney

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Education reporter @ChalkbeatNY | Formerly @NYDailyNews, @teacher_project, @HechingerReport, high school teacher | melsen-rooney@chalkbeat.org
New York, NY Joined April 2013
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Michael Elsen-Rooney @MichaelElsenRoo
Important story from @AbigailKramer11 about early success from an @NYCSchools effort to keep kids w/ emotional disabilities in mainstream classes, instead of segregated into distressed separate schools that serve as holding grounds, a longstanding problem: nydailynews.com/2022/07/17/how…
www.nydailynews.com How NYC sets up kids with emotional disabilities for failure: ‘I had more kids in the correctional... Emmanuel Otuonye graduated as valedictorian from his Brooklyn high school for students with disabilities but is so disgusted with his education that he couldn’t bring himself to attend the ceremony....
Chalkbeat New York @ChalkbeatNY Nov 5
When students act out, traditional discipline often leads to suspensions or even police interventions. NYC’s Path program takes a radically different approach: unconditional support to keep kids learning safely. chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/1…
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Michael Elsen-Rooney @MichaelElsenRoo
As Jill points out, this change already happened - a fact that hasn't caught up to the public discussion of G&T. It led to significant increases in racial + economic diversity, and also brought new challenges: chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/1…
www.chalkbeat.org NYC gifted and talented: Mamdani’s calls for change comes amid already shifting landscape Mamdani wants to rethink gifted and talented in NYC schools. The program has already seen big changes.
Jillian Jorgensen @Jill_Jorgensen Sep 28
The city stopped using a test for gifted and talented admissions in 2021, after the PEP refused to renew the testing company's contract. Am I missing something here, or is the mayor?
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