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Mission

GothamSchools is a news source and online community for teachers, parents, policy makers, and journalists interested in learning about what works and what doesn’t in NYC schools. We seek to provide a clearinghouse for school news and commentary, connect teachers and parents with resources, highlight effective practices in policy and pedagogy, and build a participatory knowledge base about education in New York City. By offering a critical eye on education research and reporting, and by creating a forum for conversation, GothamSchools is helping New Yorkers create better schools.

GothamSchools is an initiative of The Open Planning Project.

Who We Are

Philissa Cramer studied the history and policy of education at Brown University, where she was an editor of the Brown Daily Herald student newspaper. She then worked at Insideschools.org for three years, first as an AmeriCorps volunteer. At Insideschools, she visited and reviewed schools all over New York City, launched Insideschools’ first blog, and contributed to the third edition of New York City’s Best Public High Schools. Email .

Elizabeth Green started as the education reporter at The New York Sun in May 2007 and continued until the newspaper closed in October 2008. Before working at the Sun, Elizabeth covered K-12 education for U.S. News & World Report magazine. She graduated from Harvard in 2006 with a degree in social studies. Elizabeth has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and The Brian Lehrer Show to speak about education news. Email .