David Bloomfield is Professor of Educational Leadership, Law, and Policy at Brooklyn College. Professor Bloomfield specializes in education law, school district management, school reform, and legislative matters.
This readable introduction to American public education law is designed to assist practicing educators, college and graduate students, parents, and the public in acting on everyday legal issues such as student expression, church/state separation, student and teacher discipline, curriculum, legislating and lobbying, parent associations, discrimination, special education, No Child Left Behind, student privacy, and more. Unique features include practical situations, the Facts and Find" research method, and the "Cascade" approach to understanding the American legal system.
Published August 2007
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 2007
The education policy expert weighs in on the latest K-12 education controversies on The Thought Project podcast.
Graduate Center faculty are frequently in the news, sharing their expertise with the public and weighing in on pressing issues. Following are some prominent news...
The Graduate Center, CUNY · A Pandemic and Political Polarization Slam U.S. Schools David Bloomfield is a professor of Urban Education at the CUNY Graduate...
The PhD Program in Urban Education welcomes the new interim Executive Officer, Professor David Bloomfield from Brooklyn College, present since the inception of the program...
Daily Kos, 7.23.18
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The Hechinger Report, 6.28.18
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The74Million.org, 1.8.18
New York Daily News, 12.27.17
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Fox 5 New York, 12.18.17
Episode 2 features David Bloomfield, professor of educational leadership, law and policy.
Chalkbeat New York, 11.20.17
New York Daily News, 11.15.17
Chalkbeat NY, 11.6.17
Politico New York, 10.17.17
CNN.com, 10.11.17
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The New York Daily News, 9.27.17
Politico New York, 9.19.17
DNA.info, 9.13.17
Chalkbeat New York, 9.12.17
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Absent Teacher Reserve Cost New York City $151.6 Million This past School Year, Far More Than Previously EstimatedChalkbeat NY, 7.26.17
Today's the Last Day to Apply for New York's Free Tuition Scholarship - VideoWPIX-TV, 7.21.17
Harlem Charter School - VideoNikkei Business, 7.20.17
Paladino Decision Tests EliaPolitico New York, 7.10.17
DoE Schools in Shared Building Are 'Separate and Unequal': SuitNew York Post, 7.9.17
Chicago Will Force Students to Have Post-High School PlansNew York Post, 7.4.17
Professor David Bloomfield (GC/Brooklyn, Urban Education) has been weighing in on the failure of the New York State Legislature to resolve the issue of mayoral control of New York City Schools.
Rise & Shine: New York City Releases Much-Anticipated Diversity PlanChalkbeat NY, 6.7.17
New York City's Integration Plan Isn't yet a Citywide Approach Politico, 6.6.17
City's Sweeping Plan to Integrate Schools Includes Few Concrete DetailsDNA info, 6.6.17
De Blasio Belatedly Rolls Out Diversity Plan for City SchoolsNew York Post, 6.6.17
The Mayoral Control Debate We Should Be HavingGotham Gazette, 6.6.17
NYU to lay off faculty, drop bachelor's courses amid professional studies program overhaul New York Daily News, 5.18.17
Why Schools and Religion are Proving to be a Tricky MixNew York Post, 5.6.17
For New York City Teachers Applying for Tenure, Success Remains Far From Assured; Chalkbeat NY, 5.5.17
Graduation Rates Up at Renewal Schools-But There's a Catch New York Post, 4.24.17
DeVos, Weingarten Lay Down Arms for First-Ever Joint School VisitPolitico.com, 4.19.17
Free College Tuition Becomes Law But Gov. Cuomo Won't Discuss DetailsWPIX, 4.12.17
Does Closing a Bronx Renewal School violate State Law? Public Advocate Thinks So, But Legal Argument is MurkyNew York Chalkbeat, 3.27.17
In Last Stand, Farina Takes on Public Education Detractors Politico, New York, 3.2.17
Trump's Transgender Decision Skirts Thorniest IssuesPolitico.com, 2.23.17
Betsy DeVos May Have Limited Impact on NYC Schools, Experts SayDnainfo.com, 2.15.17
High Graduation Rates No Guarantee Kids Are Ready for CollegeNew York Post, 2.5.17
Cyberbulling in City Schools Soars 351% in Just Two YearsNew York Post, 2.1.17
Teacher Certification and Recruitment: Boats Against the CurrentGotham Gazette, 1.23.17
The DeVos Distraction?The Hechinger Report, 1.17.17
Professor David Bloomfield (GC/Brooklyn, Urban Education) recently talked about what a Trump presidency might mean for public education, from the federal to the local level.
City Has Scandalous Bureaucrats Overseeing its Struggling SchoolsNew York Post, 10.23.16
Diversity-Based Admissions Coming to 12 More City SchoolsDNAinfo.com, 10.20.16
Mayor Goes Quiet on Key Education ChallengesGotham Gazette, 10.14.16
The New York City Schools Could Be Taken Over This Year-But They Don't Know YetChalkbeat, 10.3.16
Professor David Bloomfield (GC/Brooklyn, Urban Education), an expert on K-12 national and New York related educational issues, recently sat down to talk about the significance of the Vergara v. California case, particularly as it relates to teacher tenure.
The New York Times, 'Letters to the Editor,' 12.15.15
DNAinfo.com, 11.23.15
DNAinfo.com, 11.20.15
David Bloomfield, professor of education leadership at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center in Gotham Gazette.Gotham Gazette, 10.14.15
Professor David Bloomfield (GC/Brooklyn, Urban Education) has been appointed a Content Expert on the New York City Children’s Cabinet.
Merryl Tisch, the bell rings for you: Time's up for New York's Regents chancellorNY Daily News, 10.5.15
Charter Leaders Continue to Battle De Blasio Over Space in Public School BuildingsNew York Chalk Beat, 9.21.15
Elia: Education Department, Cuomo Need to Work TogetherPolitico New York, 9.23.15
Online Credit Recovery in Need of Improvement, Study SaysEducation Week, 9.22.15
De Blasio's Plan to Lift Poor Schools Comes With High Costs and Big Political Risks New York Times, 09.16.15
De Blasio's education speech emphasizes procedure but lacks vision The Hechinger Report, 09.17.15
Cheating allegations rise under de Blasio, continuing a Bloomberg-era trendChalkbeat New York, 09.15.15
Eva Moskowitz, Practiced de Blasio Foe, Weighs a Mayoral ChallengerPolitico New York, 9.9.15
Elia's Religious Vaccine Exemption Could Spur More to Apply Politico New York, 9.9.15
State Names Three-Member Panel To Study East Ramapo SchoolsPolitico.com New York, 8.14.15
'Quotas' at City Schools Pressure Teachers to Pass Failing Students New York Post, 8.9.15
NYC Parents Are Satisfied With Their Kids' Public Schools...as Usual?DNAinfo.com, 7.20.15
Why Clinton needs to craft a broad national education visionThe Hechinger Report, 7.13.15
De Blasio Downplays Grade-Fixing ScandalNew York Post, 6.29.15
6 Tips for Evaluating Local Schools Before Moving DNAinfo.com, 6.23.15
Massive Registration in Pre-K Education (Spanish)El Diario, 6.8.15
Calling on Chancellor Tisch to Punish the East Ramapo School BoardThe New York Times, Letters to the Editor, 6.5.15
Parents Will Soon Be Able to Track Their Kids' School Performance OnlineDNAInfo.com, 6.4.15
Assembly Avoids Clash Over Mayoral ControlCapital New York, 5.20.15
Mets Third Baseman Eric Campbell Urges New Yorkers to Nominate The Best for Daily News Hometown Heroes in Education AwardsNew York Daily News, 5.19.15
Opinion: Remove an Unnecessary Bar to Parent InvolvementWNYC “Schoolbook,†5.13.15
Up to a Dozen NYC Schools to be MergedNew York Daily News, 5.3.15
De Blasio's New Co-Location Puzzle Capital New York, 5.1.15
Lack of Diversity in NYC's Top Schools - Video Brooklyn Independent Media, 'BK Live,' 3.12.15
Move by Former NYC Mayor Bloomberg to Create Smaller Schools Leads to Big Disparities Within Single BuildingsNew York Daily News, 3.17.15
On Rally Day, Charter Sector Keeping Focus on Worst of City SchoolsCapital New York, 3.4.15
Charter, Union Messaging Creates New York Echo ChamberCapital New York, 3.3.15
The Case for Mayoral Control Gotham Gazette.com, 2.27.15
Cuomo's Education Agenda Picks Up Where Bloomberg Left Off Capital New York, 2.19.15
How a Few School-Support Groups Created Under Bloomberg Survived Farina's Overhaul Chalkbeat New York, 2.13.15
Mayor's Education Budget Boosts Support for Reading InterventionWNYC, Schoolbook, 2.9.15
OPINION: Cuomo's 'Power Grab' Over Schools Will Spark Suburban Backlash WNYC Schoolbook, 2.2.15
4 Pressing Issues That Will Shape Schools Chancellor Farina's Second YearDNAinfo.com, 1.13.15
Feisty NYSUT Faces A More Hostile Albany In 2015Capital New York, 1.7.15
Professor David Bloomfield (Brooklyn, Urban Education) discussed the impact of New York State Education Commissioner John King's departure in a recent article posted on Capital New York.
Why King's Exit Won't Impact Albany's 2015 Education Agenda Capital New York, 12.16.14
New York State Education Commissioner to Leave for Federal PostThe New York Times, 12.10.14
In support of Council Efforts to Diversify City SchoolsGotham Gazette, 12.11.14
How de Blasio is Perpetuating Bloomberg's Myth of the Failing School Chalkbeat New York, 11.25.14
Ways to Improve New York's Schools The New York Times, 'Letters to the Editor,' 11.11.14
N.Y.C. Chancellor Carmen Farina Forges a New Schooling Era for Nation's Largest District Education Week, 10.21.14
Another One Bites the Dust? How the Policies that Landed Supt. Deasy at the LAISD Could Also Cause His UndoingThe Hechinger Report, 10.3.14
Farina De-emphasizes Test scores, But Still Relies on Them Capital New York, 10.2.14
David Bloomfield discusses Eva Moskowitz's leadership
Opinion-editorial by David C. Bloomfield in Gotham Gazette
Op-Ed by David Bloomfield on NYC Teacher Contract
David Bloomfield in the Wall Street Journal
Op-Ed by Robert Cherry and David Bloomfield in the Gotham Gazette
David Bloomfield's Op-Ed in the New York Daily News
David Bloomfield Comments on Student Data-Sharing
David Bloomfield Comments on 'Flipped Learning'
David Bloomfield on de Blasio's charter schools position
David Bloomfield in the New York Observer
David Bloomfield Discusses the Search for Schools Chancellor