And promotions staff within Population Health, and those folks are under this yellow block under operations, but that means that theyre also overseeing the Human Services, which is doing housing and feeding. [inaudible] within Population Health, and that modelling that theyre doing is both our normal work of taking in public results of Infectious Disease tests, but its also new work that i think is really an advancement of what we normally do in the department, working with outside assistance for modelling and making sure that we are able to project into the future. And that is led by jim marks, who is an anesthesiologist and many others in that structure. Go forward. Ill let you know that all of the guidance that comes out is part of the information and Guidance Group that is headed by reeta nguyen, dr. Rita nguyen, and she is part of Population Health and leads a team of doctors and physicians and they write all the research about what the current recommendations are. That group had
Of school choice. We certainly believe in holding all schools accountable to results, especially those funded by the public. We are engaged like so many others in trying to improve our school system. You wrote in the wall street journal piece the unequal American City that it isnt that rural areas have become notably more equal. Its that other areas have become markedly less so. Income inequality is now virtually identical in the most rural of counties and the large central metropolitan ones. In other word, the oft noted hollowing out of the middle class is a metropolitan phenomenon. As the middle shrinks, big cities are increasingly divided between a highly educated growing upper middle class. What does that mean . We all talk about inequality and usually we talk about its happening in the country. But really the big change has been happening in big metro areas. In places like new york metro area, washington, d. C. , san francisco, los angeles. It is not happening in the same way out
Guest it is a think tank located in washington, d. C. We also do work in the state of ohio. Host what is your goal . Track everything happening in education policy and reform. We are big fans of public Charter Schools and other forms of school choice. We believe in holding all schools accountable for results, especially those funded by the public. Schools accountable for results, especially those funded by the public. We are engaged in trying to improve our School System. Host you wrote in the wall street journal piece, it is not that her rural areas have become more equal, it is that other areas have become markedly less so. Income inequality is virtually in Rural Counties and metropolitan ones. As the middle class shrinks, big cities are increasingly divided between a highly educated uppermiddleclass, and a low wage poorly educated Service Sector. What does it mean, a metropolitan phenomenon . Hearinge have all been about income inequality. It likewe talk about its happening everywhe
And finally i like to acknowledge and send gratitude to all central workers and First Responders across the globe. Tonight we celebrate this is all i got which is the spirit of the life of a young homeless single mother undid her quest to find stability and shelter here in new york city. The awardwinning journalist and this is her third book and she has written about inequality in its many forms from the new york times, new york, the new republic, the nation, slate and salon. And the producer at npr. And to be in conversation with nonfiction critic. Previously an editor of the book review and Senior Editor at harpers magazine. And those followed by q a from all viewers. Please remember to pose your question on the twitter feed at nyu. Now i pass the microphone to jen to get us started. Thank you again. Hello. Congratulations on your book. And then to start off and how we god into the subject and this is a narrative work of fiction in that bed that it was true to follow the journey of a
City college to do a little more here or us as sfusd and to leverage, you know, resources that were getting . Because i think its a big pie, and i want us to look at it that way and own our piece, as well. Right. That makes sense and i really appreciate all your support on that. Yeah. Thank you very much. All right. Trustee randolph. Just a few quick comment that was inspired by the commissioner here. I think you make a very good point about middle schoolers and elementary schoolers. I think the earlier you talk about Certificate Programs and c. T. S and trades, the more excited the students get. I want to point to, for example, long beach and l. A. I think thats why commissioner collins and i are so excited. Long beach and other districts around the country, middle schoolers actually design a symbol sign a symbolic contract when they enter high school. So part of that is they visit college campuses, they learn about college, and they sign a contract to themselves and to their peers th