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This is part two of the City and State of New York 2022 Education Summit.  This time city and state leaders along with various organizations working with public schools weigh in on teacher retention, parental concerns, and student learning from… Continue Reading → The post EPISODE TWENTY-SIX: POST-PANDEMIC PUBLIC EDUCATION PLANS FOR THE CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK first appeared on Hall Pass Break...

Summer is coming to a close for NYC Public School educators, but David Banks, the Chancellor of NYC Public Schools, has a plan for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. Some of which include an expansion of partnerships with businesses in technology and beyond, improvement of literacy skills across all grade levels, and helping teachers become more aware of the opportunities for students beyond the...

Summer is coming to a close for NYC Public School educators, but David C. Banks, the Chancellor of NYC Public Schools, has a plan for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year.  Some of which include an expansion of partnerships with businesses… Continue Reading → The post EPISODE TWENTY-FIVE: CHANCELLOR DAVID C. BANKS POST-PANDEMIC PLAN FOR NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS first appeared on Hall Pass Break .

Just like summer, season four of HallPassBreak is back in full swing! Jordan Peele’s latest horror film "Nope" may make you question if it is safe to look at the sky.  Have no fear! Two Astrophysicists, Dr. Ramon Lopez and… Continue Reading → The post SEASON FOUR PREMIERE: ASTROPHYSICISTS CHANGING SPACE AND EARTH ONE CLASSROOM AT A TIME first appeared on Hall Pass Break .

Happy New Year! As we reflect on all that has happened in education so far, we look back to August 2021 when schools across the nation were opening before NYC schools did in September.  Just as the school year began,… Continue Reading → The post EPISODE TWENTY-THREE: PANDEMIC STYLE REOPENING OF SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS first appeared on Hall Pass Break .

Many school districts around the country were reopening before NYC Public schools did in September 2021. Mask and vaccine mandates along with Covid-19 outbreaks in the surrounding communities caused many schools to temporarily go remote.  Despite these challenges, one school… Continue Reading → The post EPISODE TWENTY-THREE: PANDEMIC STYLE REOPENING OF SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS first appeared...

NYC teachers completed a year of teaching unlike any other. This is the second part of my conversation with teachers who discussed their fears of reopening schools during the pandemic. Now, with a whole year of teaching completed during the… Continue Reading → The post EPISODE TWENTY-TWO: THE NEW THUNDERDOME-TEACHING IN NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING A PANDEMIC first appeared on Hall Pass Break .

The Homecoming NYC concert series was a gift to vaccinated NYers to celebrate Hip-Hop across the five boroughs ending with a massive concert with all-star musicians on the Great Lawn in Central Park.  In this episode, concertgoers who include, students… Continue Reading → The post SEASON THREE PREMIERE: THE RETURN OF NYC THROUGH HIP-HOP CONCERTS first appeared on Hall Pass Break .

At the end of August, Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park becomes a space of black joy. AfroPunk, a 2-day festival, celebrates artists from every genre of music. Besides recognizing the diversity in black culture, it offers so much more. In this… Continue Reading →

The second episode about Dr. Christopher Emdin, a professor at Teachers College at Columbia University and author of For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood…and the rest of Ya’ll too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education. He wants teachers to… Continue Reading →

There are so many book clubs to join, but as an educator it may be hard to find the time and space to do so.  This was not the case for the elementary school teachers at PS 536 in the… Continue Reading →

We have heard from politicians, the mayor of NYC, the Chancellor, the Union, scientists, doctors, parents and every specialist talk about the case for reopening the largest school system in the country, New York City Public Schools. What do teachers… Continue Reading →

America spent a week paying tribute to Civil Rights Activist and Congressman John Lewis. Before he was laid to rest, I took a trip to our Nation’s Capital,  Washington D.C., to pay my respects and capture voices from around the… Continue Reading →

Last July, the American Federation of Teachers hosted the TEACH (Together Educating America's Children) Conference in Washington DC. The first of several episodes kicks off with Opening Remarks from various teachers around the country and a speech to educators by AFT… Continue Reading →

For teachers, conferences usually mean traveling out of state to hear the latest expert explain the most innovative way of teaching. Instead of teachers leaving to travel far, what if they could stay local and learn from other teachers?  What… Continue Reading →

Season Two continues with Empatico.org, a non-profit organization, helping kids learn empathy through classroom connections from around the country and the world. This time HallPassBreak sat down with rock star teacher Michael Dunlea to learn more about how Empatico has… Continue Reading →

Ever wonder why the New York City landscape changes so frequently? And the importance of diversity when it comes to making these decisions? This episode features two urban planners who discuss the impact of their projects and the importance of having more diversity within the architecture field. Continue Reading →