Another big gap in posting. Last time well over a month ago. I do in fact have a couple of things to blog about, not the least of which is the upcoming CSTA conference but I'll hold off on that since Alfred Thompson already posted his preview [[ https://blog.acthompson.net/2026/06/previewing-csta-2026.html ][(link]]) and Doug Peterson also posted on CS Ed conferences in response (link). Instead, let's talk about the latest CS Ed podcast.

Last week my StuyCS family community had a discussion about Zohran Mamdani's plans for gifted education. For people outside of New York, Mamdani is the Democratic candidate for mayor and there was a recent article outlining his plans or rather, his positions on gifted ed - always a hot button topic for Stuy alums. It also turns out to be a hot button topic in education in general in New York.

I saw this release from NYSED the other day. New York State wants to create a standard set of policies and procedures for schools implementing Dual Credit programs. A Dual Credit class is a college class taken by high school students. The high school offering the class does so in partnership with some college or university. A student who passes the class receives both high school and college credit. They in fact, get a transcript from the partner college with the course or courses they've taken.