On June 17, the Center for New York City Affairs will host, “Pass or Fail: What’s Next for New York City’s High Schools?” The event will bring together city officials, educators, and nonprofit and parent advocates in a discussion on the transformation that has taken place in city high schools during the Bloomberg years. Specifically, the Department of Education has opened 200 small schools and closed or reshaped dozens of others. Families have an unprecedented number of choices in the high school selection process with the introduction of school competition. But how has all this worked out for the students at risk of dropping out? The Center for New York City Affairs will release an analysis of Chancellor Joel Klein’s cornerstone initiatives and ask what must be done to face future challenges to public education in New York City?

 
The event features a keynote speech by Joel Klein, chancellor of New York City Department of Education. A panel discussion will follow with Zakiyah Ansari, parent leader of Coalition for Educational Justice; Michael Mulgrew, vice president of Career and Technical High Schools, United Federation of Teachers; Eric Nadelstern, chief schools officer of the NYC Department of Education; Sana Nasser, principal of Harry S. Truman High School; and Pedro Noguera, executive director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education. The panel will be moderated by Clara Hemphill, senior editor at the Center for New York City Affairs.

 
This event is supported by the Milano Foundation, the Sirus Fund, and United Way of New York City.