Shael Suransky

President of @bankstreetedu. Former teacher, principal, and Senior Deputy Chancellor at @NYCSchools. Views are my own.

[Bank Street College @bankstreetedu]

A @nytimes op-ed by #BankStreet @Shaelsuransky explores the opportunities & challenges of AI in schools. He warns against isolated screen time & shares how tech can instead be used to measure capacities that matter most: critical thinking & problem-solving https://t.co/gH3RSo2B9F

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

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[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

“In wealthy districts, parents will demand schools centered on human interaction: seminar tables, heated debates, messy projects. Students in poorer schools, often Black and Latino children, will be handed laptops and headphones...”

[Shael Suransky @Shaelsuransky]

@read_naveed @hollypret This contract funds an innovative after school program for 275 5th-12th grade students who live in high poverty communities in upper Manhattan and the Bronx. Student participants have a 95% graduation rate. Funding is awarded by vote of the City Council but disbursed by NYCPS.

[Micah Lasher @MicahLasher]

I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Superintendent Samuels over the last several years — first as a parent and PTA officer, and then as an elected official in the school district he oversees. He is an absolutely superb educator and leader — incredibly thoughtful about how to make schools work for all our kids, and effective in implementing his vision. He is at the same time a steady hand and a change agent. He would be an outstanding Schools Chancellor.

[Shael Suransky @Shaelsuransky]

Kamar Samuels is an inspired choice to lead NYC public schools - he’s creative, patient, thoughtful and understands that rigor and equity are both essential goals for our schools. https://t.co/Dj4XkjcNCZ via @nytimes

[Bank Street College @bankstreetedu]

New @NYDailyNews op-ed by #BankStreet @Shaelsuransky shares recommendations for how the mayor-elect can meaningfully transform #NewYorkCity public schools, such as by building yearlong paid teacher residencies, establishing #ECE apprenticeships, & more https://t.co/TolJOtYbDw

[Bank Street College @bankstreetedu]

#BankStreet President @Shaelsuransky spoke to @politico about the urgent need to protect low and middle-income students at risk of being shut out of college and graduate school. https://t.co/MDaRsqqZ4r

[Shael Suransky @Shaelsuransky]

Thousands of low and middle income students in New York State risk being shut out of college and graduate school due to cuts in federal aid. New York State needs to act to protect them or risk permanently damaging our higher education system. @CICU https://t.co/5HFfBaBjzv

[Bank Street College @bankstreetedu]

Congratulations to Bank Street School for Children alum and Mayor-elect @ZohranKMamdani, SFC ’06. Learn more in our profile story: https://t.co/bAlVTARi7c #WeAreBankStreet

[Shael Suransky @Shaelsuransky]

Too often we treat “universal child care” as the finish line. That is too small for New York. A universal system worthy of this city would guarantee not only a place for every child, but a level of teaching that closes the achievement gap in our schools.

[Empire Report @EMPIREREPORTNY]

Polakow-Suransky: Done Right, Universal Child Care Would Be a Seismic Shift for New York
https://t.co/8D5Cm9IvOC

[Christopher Emdin @chrisemdin]

I’ve been pretty silent about politics thus far but I’ll tell you this. Having a teacher as Vice President is a beautiful thing. Having a family of educators in the White House is even more beautiful. Tim Walz and his wife are teachers. There is a certain type of thoughtfulness, capacity to see beyond and humanity that educators have. To teach or to have ever taught changes you in the most magical ways. You need people with that outlook in power and in proximity to it.

[Brad Lander @bradlander]

Bear with me for a moment — I did the math, and on behalf of all New Yorkers, I demand that @RobertKennedyJr promptly send the City of New York what he owes for his ursine exploits.

[Micah Lasher @MicahLasher]

Closing the day with our great City Comptroller @bradlander! And with more family — my son Ben, sisters Risa and Renee, and niece Ilana — out canvassing in the fighting 69th!

[Shaun Abreu @ShaunAbreu]

GET READY WEST SIDE!

Local boy makes good: @MicahLasher is your Democratic nominee to the state Assembly!

In his corner, he had the teachers, he had the tenants, he had the workers, and he had YOU.

And now we’re going to have him in our corner. Doesn’t get better than that.

[zeynep tufekci @zeynep]

Billions were allocated to schools, including to improve air quality — against viruses, allergens, fire smoke and high CO2.

Salespeople descended.

Many schools overpaid for inferior products.

Worse, many bought potentially harmful devices.

Gift link:
https://t.co/YB2eoHGlXE

[Amy Zimmer @the_zim]

NYC is mandating an early education curriculum. This pre-K teacher's essay is a must-read on this under-the-radar move ⬇️

[Bank Street College @bankstreetedu]

#BankStreet and @PrattInstitute will welcome students this fall to Design Works High School in Brooklyn, a new public secondary school with a focus on #designthinking and #socialjustice. Learn more @ChalkbeatNY https://t.co/UNhMYKIS8Z

[Bank Street College @bankstreetedu]

#BankStreet President @Shaelsuransky discusses @NewLeadersOrg partnership in @educationweek story on #NewYork expansion of National Aspiring Principals Fellowship, an online #edleadership cert. & master's degree program for #educators focused on #edequity https://t.co/6wN9kDUu7s

[Bank Street College @bankstreetedu]

Reminder: Submit your application for #BankStreet’s Early Childhood Policy Fellowship by Monday’s deadline! We’re looking forward to welcoming our second cohort of #ECE leaders in the fall . https://t.co/a9AaALRPsn #LearningStartsAtBirth