David Bloomfield

  Professor
  Department: Education, School of
  Location: 2205a James Hall
  Phone: 718-951-5608
  Fax: 718-951-4816

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David C. Bloomfield is program head of educational leadership. He has a joint appointment with the CUNY Graduate Center's Ph.D. program in urban education (elected member, Executive Committee). His personal website is www.davidcbloomfield.com. He wrote American Public Education Law (Peter Lang, 2007) and other chapters and articles. He is a former elementary and secondary school teacher; counsel, NYC Board of Education; counsellor and senior editorial advisor, Manhattan Borough President's Office; executive director for public education programs, NYC Partnership; federal law clerk, SDNY; associate, Hogan & Hartson; assistant corpate Counsel, NYC Law Department; president, Citywide Council on High Schools; and board member, Literacy Assistance Center. He freqeuntly provides media commentary. Among his honors are African-American Institute Fellow; Paul Robeson Prize; New York State Distinguished Educator; Marquis' Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World.

Education:
Superintendent Certification, Baruch College (CUNY) - 1992 (Educational Administration and Supervision)

J.D., Columbia University - 1984

M.P.A., Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University - 1984 (Urban & Domestic Policy / Education)

B.A. (magna cum laude, honors in American Studies), Brandeis University - 1975 (American Studies / Education)

Non-degree, University College, Cardiff, Wales - 1973 (Education)

Areas of Expertise:
Education law, legislation and policy; school district management; parent and community outreach; independent school planning; instructional technology/peer education; and school finance. Successful Draft Legislation: Charter Schools, Parent Rights, NYC School Governance. His "Children's First" plan (MBPO 1994) was called "the single most substantial improvement in the governance of this city in decades."

Books and Publications
"Leadership, Law, and Policy" column, 2009-present, GothamSchools.org. List of articles available at GothamSchools.org/author/david-bloomfield. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2010

"Keys to a Better Education for Our Kids" letter (re: teacher induction). The New York Times February 19. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2009

"Lessons for Michael Bloomberg on Presidents Day." New York City Public School Parents (website), February 15. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2009

"Qualified Immunity for School Leaders: Safford USD v. Redding." Teachers College Record August 5. www.tcrecord.org, ID Number: 15737. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2009

"Small Schools: Myth and Reality." NYC Schools Under Bloomberg/Klein: What Parents, Teachers and Policymakers Need to Know. Eds. Diane Ravitch, et al. Lulu. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2009

"Special Education: Initiative or Inertia." GothamSchools.org, September 29. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2009

"NCLB: Hits, Misses, and Reauthorization." New York County Lawyer 4.3, April. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008

"Preserving and Improving Mayoral Control of the New York City Public Schools." Testimony posted at www.davidcbloomfield.wordpress.com, November. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2008

"Re-Thinking Student Discipline" guest column. The School Administrator (Journal of the American Association of School Administrators) 65.6, June. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008

"Report Cards Flunk the Clarity Test." GothamGazette.com, November 26. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007

"Story on New Century Study Faulted on Many Grounds" letter. Education Week November 14. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007

American Public Education Law. Peter Lang. (Books and Publications: Book) 2007

Law articles. Praeger Handbook of Special Education. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2007

Review of Understanding Affirmative Action, by J. Edward Kellough. Teachers College Record July 17, 2006. http://www.tcrecord.org, ID Number: 12595 (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007

"Come Clean on Small Schools." Education Week 25.20, January 25. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006

Review of Understanding Affirmative Action, by J. Edward Kellough. Teachers College Record July 17. www.tcrecord.org, ID Number: 12595. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006

"High School Reform: The Downside of Scaling Up." Politics of Education Association Bulletin 30.1, Fall. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005

"Legal Issues in the Classroom." Classroom Teaching, An Introduction. Ed. J. Kincheloe. Peter Lang. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2005

Bloomfield, David C. and Bruce S. Cooper. "No Child Left Behind: A New Role for Federal Government." Introductory article to "Making Sense of NCLB." Technology Horizons in Education Journal 30.10, May. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2003

Bloomfield, David C. and Bruce S. Cooper. "Strategic Management in Urban School Governance: Balancing Autonomy and Control in the New York City Public Schools." A Race Against Time: The Crisis in Urban Schooling. Eds. James G. Cibulka and William L. Boyd. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Praeger. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2003

Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' and the Evolving Law of Public School Free Expression." Brooklyn Bar Association, January 22. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009

"Covering Education." Columbia University School of Journalism, New York, March 10. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

"High School Reform and Special Education." Education Week online chat, November 10. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008

"Mayoral Control" panel. The Manhattan Institute, March 25. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2008

"New York City Education Issues." Teachers Network Leadership Institute, New York, October 11. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008

"Preserving & Improving Mayoral Control." Forum on Mayoral Control. Great Hall at Cooper Union, New York, November 12. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

School Governance Town Hall panelist. Borough Hall, Brooklyn, N.Y., July 16. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008

"Dual Registration of Educational Leadership Programs." Advancing Leadership Preparation Conference. Albany, N.Y., January 19. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

"Empowerment Schools and Special Education." New York Branch, International Dyslexia Association, January 11. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

"Law, Legal Consciousness, and Student Discipline," Class Disrupted Forum, Common Good. Washington, D.C., October 31. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

"Law, Legal Consciousness, and Student Discipline." Class Disrupted Forum, Common Good. Washington, D.C., October 31. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

Panelist, NYC Dropout Summit, Baruch College (CUNY), February 23. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2007

Professional Leadership
Board member, Literacy Assistance Center of New York. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007

Joint appointment, CUNY Graduate School & University Center, Ph.D. Program in Urban Education (elected member, Executive Committee). (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1999

Community Activities
President, Citywide Council on High Schools. 2007