Alex Zimmerman appears in the following:
30 Issues in 30 Days: New York City Schools
Tuesday, October 07, 2025
Alex Zimmerman, reporter at Chalkbeat New York, talks about his breadth of reporting on the New York City mayoral candidates' proposals regarding the New York City public school syste...
Segregation at NYC's Specialized High Schools
Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Though nearly two-thirds of students in New York City's public school system are Black or Latino, just 3% of offers at eight of the city’s specialized schools went to Black students a...
The Mayoral Candidates on Education
Friday, June 06, 2025
Alex Zimmerman, reporter at Chalkbeat New York, discusses what the Democratic mayoral candidates said about their plans for public education during this week's debate.
English Scores Drop For NYC Kids
Friday, August 23, 2024
The city released test scores for public school students, and English scores dropped slightly, while math scores rose. Alex Zimmerman, reporter at Chalkbeat New York, shares the numbe...
NYC's Most Popular Literacy Program May Not Be Working
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Why New York City's most popular literacy program, created by Lucy Calkins at Columbia’s Teachers College, may not be working because it doesn't teach enough about phonics.
Your Remote Learning Success Stories
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
We look at how how New Yorkers are grappling remote learning.
NYC's 1.1 Million Students Face an Unpredictable Fall
Thursday, July 09, 2020
Schools will be re-opening—but only part time. And it will be up to more than a thousand school principals to decide how often kids will be in the classroom.
Distance Learning Week Three
Tuesday, April 07, 2020
Tune in to hear reporters for WNYC and Chalkbeat discuss the state of remote learning.
Amazon Has a Tech Talent Pipeline Planned for Queens, but is it Enough?
Monday, November 19, 2018
Amazon clearly stands to benefit from coming to New York, but what do New Yorkers get out of the deal?
