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Jim Malatras

We Must Collectively Generate Light in the Darkness

Revisiting How Antisemitism Becomes All Too Common In Our Society

7 min readOct 16, 2023

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We Must Collectively Generate Light in the Darkness

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Jim Malatras

Black and Tan Fantasy*: On Why Jazz Should Be Required Teaching

On April 29, 1969 President Richard Nixon and Duke Ellington stood together in the Easter Room in the White House. Nixon, along with an…

8 min readMar 19, 2023

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Black and Tan Fantasy*: On Why Jazz Should Be Required Teaching

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Jim Malatras

Prejudge Me Not: The Nomination of Hector LaSalle to the NYS Court of Appeals and the Parker…

Why the Selection Process of Judges to State Courts Matter

15 min readJan 2, 2023

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Prejudge Me Not: The Nomination of Hector LaSalle to the NYS Court of Appeals and the Parker…

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Jim Malatras

The Outside World and the Pictures in Our Head*

Confirmation Bias, Digital Echo Chambers, and Social Media Bubbles

9 min readDec 5, 2022

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The Outside World and the Pictures in Our Head*

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Jim Malatras

The Continuing Story of Daylight Saving Time*

Earlier this year I wrote about the perennial debate over daylight saving time. I’ve dipped my toe into some controversial topics, but this…

10 min readNov 5, 2022

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The Continuing Story of Daylight Saving Time*

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One School’s Teacher Shortage is Another School’s Surplus

Agreat teacher can have a profoundly positive impact on a student’s life. Yet, recent news headlines have warned that “America faces…

6 min readOct 31, 2022

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One School’s Teacher Shortage is Another School’s Surplus

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The Kids are Alright?*

The Recent NYC Student Test Results and the Long-Term Implications of Learning Loss During the Covid Era

6 min readOct 6, 2022

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The Kids are Alright?*

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“My Dear Sir”: A Modest Proposal to Build that More Perfect Union*

I’m currently in the middle of a project examining Judge John J. Parker’s failure to get confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1930. A…

5 min readSep 23, 2022

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“My Dear Sir”: A Modest Proposal to Build that More Perfect Union*

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Runnin’ Down A Dream* — How A College Education Continues to Elude Many Historically Marginalized…

At the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood solemnly at the podium as he stood on the world’s stage. Standing…

6 min readAug 2, 2022

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Runnin’ Down A Dream* — How A College Education Continues to Elude Many Historically Marginalized…

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Give it the Old College Try: Another View of the College Enrollment Conundrum

There are a plethora of news stories and reports about declining enrollment at colleges and universities. Of course, not every college and…

5 min readJul 23, 2022

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Give it the Old College Try: Another View of the College Enrollment Conundrum

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Jim Malatras

Jim Malatras

Policy expert. Into music. Former Chancellor of the State University of NY, Director of State Operations for NYS, & Chair of the NYS Reimagine Edu Commission.

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