Shael Polakow-Suransky

Mamdani Chooses a Veteran N.Y.C. Education Leader as Schools Chancellor

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. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/n...

POLITICO Pro: 75K students at risk of losing access to federal student loans due to Trump bill The One Big Beautiful Bill Act overhauled federal student aid programs.

#BankStreet President @shaelsuransky.bsky.social spoke to @politico.com about the urgent need to protect low and middle-income students at risk of being shut out of college and graduate school. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Zohran Mamdani can, & must, fix our classrooms Education barely registered in this year’s mayoral race, but the nation’s largest school system will now be the crucible for Zohran Mamdani’s progressive ideals. He inherits a vast bureaucracy, but…

New @nydailynews.com op-ed by #BankStreet @shaelsuransky.bsky.social 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 nydailynews.com/2025/11/23/z...

POLITICO Pro: 75K students at risk of losing access to federal student loans due to Trump bill The One Big Beautiful Bill Act overhauled federal student aid programs.

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. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Congratulations to Bank Street School for Children alum and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, SFC ’06. Learn more in our profile story: www.bankstreet.edu/news-events/... #WeAreBankStreet

Vital City | Done Right, Universal Child Care Would Be a Seismic Shift for New York’s Children The benefits go well beyond cost savings.

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. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/uni...