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In this special back-to-school episode of P.S. Weekly, New York City schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos shared her thoughts on pressing education issues including the cellphone ban, restorative justice, mental health support for students, and whether she’d encourage her middle school daughter to take the Specialized High School Admissions Test, or SHSAT.

Student journalists Roberto Bailey, Aponi Kafele, and Autumn Wynn also pressed the chancellor on her commitment to the city’s Journalism for All initiative and what students can do if they don’t feel their schools are sufficiently academically rigorous.

P.S. Weekly is co-produced by The Bell and Chalkbeat New York. This is our first video episode. Listen to previous episodes on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get podcasts.

Videography: Christian Williams Fernandez and Kevin Jones
Editing: Taylor McGraw
Cover photo: Dulce M. Marquez
Special thanks: Alex Zimmerman

Recorded on August 12, 2025

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