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Dale Mezzacappa

Dale Mezzacappa

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Senior Reporter, Chalkbeat

Philadelphia

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  • Thousands of NYC families could lose child care vouchers without budget increase

    By Michael Elsen-Rooney, Alex Zimmerman Verified, Sarah Darville Verified, Dale Mezzacappa Verified| Chalkbeat Verified Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Thousands of low-income New York City families could see their child care vouchers abruptly yanked away if the state doesn’t add nearly a billion dollars to the program in the coming budget, advocates and city officials have warned in recent weeks.

    By Michael Elsen-Rooney, Alex Zimmerman Verified, Sarah Darville Verified, Dale Mezzacappa Verified · Chalkbeat

    Mar. 27, 2025

  • NYC education panel holds up major tech refresh, after losing bidder cries foul

    By Alex Zimmerman Verified, Sarah Darville Verified, Dale Mezzacappa Verified, Jessie Gomez Verified| Chalkbeat Verified Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Minutes before an education panel was slated to vote on IT contracts worth more than half a billion dollars, one of the losing bidders made an unusual plea to delay the decision. Despite warnings from city officials about setting a dangerous precedent, the Panel for Educational Policy listened.

    By Alex Zimmerman Verified, Sarah Darville Verified, Dale Mezzacappa Verified, Jessie Gomez Verified · Chalkbeat

    Mar. 27, 2025

  • What New Yorkers want from education news, according to a new survey

    By Sarah Darville Verified, Dale Mezzacappa Verified, Jessie Gomez Verified, Liza Gross Verified| Chalkbeat Verified Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. More coverage of school safety. Stories about what students are really learning in the classroom. And less focus on the most politically fraught topics in education. That’s what New Yorkers indicated they wanted from their education news in a survey conducted last December for Civic News Company, Chalkbeat’s parent organization.

    By Sarah Darville Verified, Dale Mezzacappa Verified, Jessie Gomez Verified, Liza Gross Verified · Chalkbeat

    Mar. 27, 2025

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Chalkbeat

Position: Staff reporter, Chalkbeat New York Chalkbeat New York, the nonprofit news organization covering New York City public schools, is looking for a staff reporter. The position requires a self-starter who is hungry to break news; eager to dive into vital public policy debates; and enthusiastic about creating new models for sustainable journalism. Knowledge of and passion for urban K-12 education issues is a strong plus. To Apply Send a résumé or LinkedIn profile, links to five relevant clips, and a cover letter explaining your interest in the position to Chalkbeat New York’s bureau chief Sarah Darville at sdarville@chalkbeat.org. If you have data-wrangling or coding skills, make sure to note that as well. Compensation depends on experience and is competitive, with full benefits package and, after one year of service, a 401(k). Chalkbeat is committed to equity and diversity in employment and encourages candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

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