Alex Zimmerman is a journalist at Chalkbeat. He focuses on education management and K-12 education, with a keen interest in school safety and social issues, particularly within the context of New York City and academia. His work has been featured in various publications, including The Atlantic, Vice, and Yahoo News.
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Alex Zimmerman's focus is primarily on local education-related topics, particularly in New York City. He appears to be interested in government announcements and data-driven insights related to NYC's education system, budget cuts, special education services, literacy programs, parent-teacher interactions, and school safety.
If you have expertise or firsthand experience with the impact of policy changes or educational initiatives within New York City schools, particularly those involving literacy improvement and special education services due to recent budget cuts or other governmental decisions affecting the NYC Education Department, your input might align well with his coverage interests.
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“A lot of advocates kind of describe him as the shadow chancellor,” one advocate said. “Everywhere we turn, Dan Weisberg is showing up.”
By: Alex Zimmerman, Michael Elsen-Rooney
Officials contend that mergers are less disruptive than shuttering a school. But school communities often experience them as closures.
By: Amy Zimmer, Alex Zimmerman, Diana Cervantes Chalkbeat
Instead of a one-day week before winter break, Monday, Dec. 23 will now be a day off.
Students will still take Regents exams across New York, but will not be required to pass them to earn a diploma.
By: Alex Zimmerman
Tracey Collins landed a significant promotion and raise after Mayor Eric Adams took office. Now she's retiring amid swirling investigations.
By: Alex Zimmerman
The mayor's girlfriend, who received a significant promotion and a roughly $50,000 raise after Adams took office in 2022, ended work on Nov. 1.
By: Alex Zimmerman
A plan to close one school and open another addresses two problems: A growing number of unsustainably small schools and longstanding gaps in support for struggling readers.
Migrant families with children in grades K-6 will only be required to move once — after their first 60 days in a city shelter. Advocates say the city should eliminate 60-day eviction notices.
By: Michael Elsen-Rooney
Undrea Polite, a paraprofessional at a District 75 school for children with significant disabilities, speaks during a Wednesday press conference about the shortage of special education staff at her school.
By: Alex Zimmerman
The decision to tweak the 60-day policy comes as the influx of migrants has slowed, leading the city to close some emergency shelters.
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