Richard Bellis

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Richard Bellis

Richard Bellis

@RichardBellis9

Former executive director at NYCDOE; current data analyst and researcher; always and forever curious about the universe we live in

Long Island, NY Katılım Temmuz 2018
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Richard Bellis
Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
Congrats to Rosalyn Yalow. NYC Charter Schools consistently outperform DOE schools. On the ELA exam, 67.5% of NYC charter school students scored proficient in comparison to just 56.3% of DOE students—an 11.2 percentage point difference!  The difference between charter and NYCPS school students was slightly larger with 68.6% of charter school students scoring proficient—11.8 percentage points higher than NYCPS students’ 56.9%. And keep in mind that 90% of charter school students are Black or Latino. 19% are in special education. 11% are English language learners. nyccharterschools.org/blog/2025-stat….
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Reza Chowdhury
Reza Chowdhury@RezaC1·
Rosalyn Yalow Charter School (Bronx) In a school where ~96% of students are low-income and over 1 in 5 are homeless, outcomes look very different: 73% proficient in math (vs. 39% local district, 57% statewide) 64% proficient in reading (beating local schools by ~25 points) Nearly 95%+ poverty rate Even more striking: 👉 Homeless students at the school outperform statewide averages. And beyond test scores: 👉 The school’s team won a New York State chess championship, competing against schools from across the state in the 58th Annual New York State Scholastic Chess Championships.
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Richard Bellis
Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
And only 43% of Black students passed the math exam. Sadly, this is the first year that the percentage of Black students reaching proficiency on the math exam surpassed 40%. Why are we accepting this? Our students deserve so much better. 2018: 25.4 2019: 28.3 2022: 20.6 2023: 34.3 2024: 38.4 2025: 43.0
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Reza Chowdhury
Reza Chowdhury@RezaC1·
NYC DOE Proficiency Rates Grades 3-8 English 56.3% Math 56.9% It's a good time to remember these are the proficiency rates with newly-introduced diminished standards. It's also a good time to remember that the NYC DOE spends in excess of $40B per year of your money (not including capital costs) for just under 850,000 students.
Nate Friedman@NateFriedman97

PBD reacts to me exposing a NYC teacher who says we should make it illegal for business owners to leave New York City. PBD: This is why business owners are leaving states like this where these people are teaching the kids of that state. Parents in America should be able to send their young kids to school without the worry of their teacher being a radical communist.

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Young Money@CLKCHRIS·
@nypost Charter school is a school you have to pay for or nah?
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New York Post
New York Post@nypost·
Little-known NYC charter school with 22% homeless rate wins state chess championship: 'Amazing' trib.al/zgCf5yP
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Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
Looking at the comments, the definition of homeless is defined by the NYCDOE in accordance with state and federal regs. The more common term is students in temporary housing. As per DOE, 14.1% of DOE students are “homeless “ or STH. 12.4% of charter schools are STH. Now, let’s celebrate that these students did an amazing job!!!! infohub.nyced.org/reports/govern… @SusanBEdelman
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I GROK YOU! 🇺🇸🇨🇴
I GROK YOU! 🇺🇸🇨🇴@FHithrow·
@nypost They classify living with family as homeless. Doubled-up — The largest group in NYC and likely at Yalow. This means temporarily sharing housing with relatives, friends, or others
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ChrisOfTheFens
ChrisOfTheFens@ChrisOfTheFens·
@nypost "22% homeless rate" So they just let them loose on the streets when they're not in school? We need to define "homeless" here.
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Richard Bellis
Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
Then where are the reports to investigators? Then report them. Are you also saying there’s fraud in the doe schools that are performing well?? 🤔. Don’t believe everything you hear from doubters. Telling the truth is crazy in a world of lies. It’s easier to believe there’s fraud than to stop and say charter schools are doing well for their students.
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NYCWelfareStatePolitics@3stddev·
@RichardBellis9 @ycinnewyork Why don’t you see the same “success” when they move on to HS and higher ed? Strange? It’s an open secret at this point. Go talk to former charter teachers who are now at the DOE. Even the DOE doesn’t allow the shit that goes on in charters around testing.
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Yiatin Chu
Yiatin Chu@ycinnewyork·
I love reading about the wins in NYC public schools. Bronx Classical Charters put student outcomes first and they get results. Over 95% of their students are grade proficient in ELA and math by 3rd grade which we know are critical markers for lifetime academic success. Majority of their graduates go onto the most selective schools in the city incl Bx Science, Brooklyn Tech and LaGuardia Performing Arts. Thanks @adamlehodey @ManhattanInst for spotlighting schools we need more of in NYC.
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Adam Lehodey@adamlehodey

Read my essay in @CityJournal below 👩🏽‍🏫🔽 city-journal.org/article/south-…

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Richard Bellis
Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
Not true at all. NYC now has 150,000 students in charter schools. Approximately 25% of Bronx students attend charter schools. Where’s the evidence? Why is it so difficult to believe that students of color can achieve at significantly higher levels than traditional public schools?
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Richard Bellis
Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
So excited to attend the Microsoft AI conference in NYC. Learning and engaging with colleagues to enhance and improve educational outcomes for all students.
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Richard Bellis
Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
I lived in flushing for many years but moved a couple of years ago. I still own a condo there. I can say I’ve seen Flushing’s downturn first hand. The crime, traffic, garbage all have taken a toll on the quality of life in flushing. It’s still good to get some great food, but living there is no long a good option for young families.
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Yiatin Chu
Yiatin Chu@ycinnewyork·
@hernandoarce Downtown Flushing is a dump — illegal vending aggravate sidewalk congestion. Garbage has been a longstanding problem. These ppl selling are littering stuff they sell illegally. An ICE sweep here would keep some away for maybe a few days.
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hernando arce
hernando arce@hernandoarce·
New: Flushing Queens nyc. This is just one example out of hundreds of the everyday problems of nyc. As I was waiting for my bus I started recording the trash in the public. NYPD just so happened to walk by and watch how it went down.
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Richard Bellis
Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
Charter schools are also very diverse. 90% of charter school students are Black or Hispanic. 83% of students are economically disadvantaged. 19% are in special education. 11% are ELLs. And they continuously outperform other students year after year. 1 in 7 students in NYC are enrolled in a charter school.
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Yiatin Chu
Yiatin Chu@ycinnewyork·
Chancellor Kamar Samuels told @ChalkbeatNY that he will focus on socioeconomic integration, not racial -- that's refreshing. Post SCOTUS' end to AA, it's the legal and politcally astute angle for integration. I hope this means he will not go after NYC's Specialized High Schools that are indeed the most socioeconomically diverse, high quality schools in the City. @DOEChancellor chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/0…
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Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
@ycinnewyork @DanFriedman81 And some of the best schools are charter schools. About 1 out of 7 students in NYC attends a charter school, where enrollment and achievement continue to grow. And yes they have students with disabilities and ELLs. 19% of students have IEPs. 11% are ELLs.
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Yiatin Chu
Yiatin Chu@ycinnewyork·
70% of students in NYC public schools are low income so they have no other options. Middle class families seek out the top programs: GT, SHS, Hunter and selective screened schools. Many choose a “good” school district or live by a good zoned school for elementary but reconsiders by 3rd grade. Some take their chances on getting a seat at the top public schools (supplementing w outside tutoring), go private or move to the suburbs. A small percentage navigates the system and stay engaged. I’m a believer in public schools. The “top school lists” are still made up of the public ones. Strivers from immigrant, low income and middle class families are what makes the American dream.
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Daniel Friedman
Daniel Friedman@DanFriedman81·
I can’t see how New York can remain a destination city for people if the schools are unsuitable and the only alternative costs $70k per year. People won’t come to the city to start their careers if they have to move somewhere else to afford to have kids.
Yiatin Chu@ycinnewyork

This is an excellent digest of what’s at stake with NYC schools: declining enrollment, surging budget, chronic absenteeism, unacceptable literacy and numeracy rates for the largest school system in the nation. While @NYCMayor did a 180 on mayoral control yesterday, he doubled down on ending kindergarten G&T, gateway to K-12 enrollment. His declaration to fully comply with class size (despite space and teacher limitations) will force caps on popular schools including specialized high schools #SHSAT. These positions are not popular with immigrant and middle class families. For the 150K students in public charters (mostly Black and Hispanic and low income), the antagonistic charter stance risks their shot at better education. Parents are holding hope that the new administration will navigate the challenges ahead for the betterment of 880K students. @DOEchancellor @kamar_samuels reason.com/2026/01/01/mam… @dany_egorov

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Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
@ycinnewyork Process is more important the product. Inputs are more important than outcomes.
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Yiatin Chu
Yiatin Chu@ycinnewyork·
NYC funds 421 community schools and every administration wants to grow this. The state alone sets aside $250M. I’ve been critical because community schools fail to deliver better academic outcomes. The funding should be redirected to programs that actually help students. Instead, community schools are a vehicle to fatten unaccountable nonprofits.
Aaron Smith@ASmithAZ

The Trump administration is cancelling a $168 million grant program for community schools. Putting aside the rationale (a vague reference to“DEI”) and timing (abrupt), this is the right move. Public schools have strayed too far from their core purpose and shouldn’t serve as social service agencies. Community schools are bad policy, plain and simple.

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Richard Bellis
Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
Nor do I unfortunately. If NYPD is not even asking local stores for security footage, then that shows their attitude. NYPD and NYC have unfortunately normalized this type of behavior and crime. Maybe you should request the footage from stores and post here on X. Again, I’m really sorry to hear about this though. As an educator for 30+ years and as a parent, what happened is unacceptable.
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Yiatin Chu
Yiatin Chu@ycinnewyork·
@RichardBellis9 I don’t have faith they will prioritize resources to catch someone for what they deem as harassment.
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Yiatin Chu@ycinnewyork·
Just filed the police report on what happened to my daughter last week. Someone dump a bucket of mystery liquid over the street railing as she and two other classmates were walking out of the subway station. The liquid was yellow, sticky and smelled of spoiled fish — could have been pee (thank goodness it wasn’t acid or bleach). One kid was drenched, my daughter got it on her hair, jacket, pants and backpack. The school, transit officers and local precinct were all considerate and helpful. I heard the same thing happened to other kids the day before. The perp has not been caught — appears to be targeting students on their morning commute. The parent community is very upset and the school is hoping for more police resources around the school corridors. Do we have to accept that this is part of family life in NYC? We love the city but incidents like this test our convictions.
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Richard Bellis
Richard Bellis@RichardBellis9·
@ycinnewyork @NYCCouncil NYC politicians are doing everything to DISCOURAGE small business owners, builders and developers from creating more housing. And some people will create nonprofits just to circumvent the law.
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Yiatin Chu
Yiatin Chu@ycinnewyork·
There are 32 sponsors of this bill that @NYCCouncil plans to push through in December that would force private property owners to delay sale and give preference to politically connected nonprofits to buy the property and then exempts them from paying property taxes! #StopCOPA nypost.com/2025/12/12/opi…
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Danyela Souza Egorov
Danyela Souza Egorov@dany_egorov·
EVERY demographic group gets better results in NYC charter schools than in DOE schools. In math and in reading. % of kids proficient by group in 2025 state test 👇 Graphs by @nyccharters
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