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Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks says there's ample room for the surge of migrant students. Meanwhile, New Jersey begins public hearings tomorrow on its history of slavery. In sports, The New York Liberty fall to the Connecticut Sun in the first of a best-of-5 series, 78-63.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has made teaching public school children to read – and particularly children with dyslexia – his signature educational initiative. But for decades, city schools have been relying on disproven reading methods. Teachers have been advised not to tell families when they suspect students may be dyslexic. And families that do receive a diagnosis that their children are dyslexic are often forced to hire pricey attorneys and sue the school district in order to send their children to private schools. Experts estimate 5% to 20% of students may have some degree of the language-based learning disability. But the nation’s largest school system has historically been unable to identify students with dyslexia or offer the support they need. For the last seven months, WNYC’s education reporter Jessica Gould has followed Matthew and his grandmother Trenace Green as they learned he had dyslexia, a revelation that sent them into a complex world of neuropsychiatrists, lawyers and private schools.

Several migrants may be kicked out of New York City shelters as soon as this weekend under city policy. Plus, WNYC’s Janae Pierre talked with City Council Republican Minority Leader Joe Borelli of Staten Island. And finally, we continue our celebration of the 50 year anniversary of hip hop.

Two adults are dead, and at least five students are critically injured, after a bus carrying Long Island high school students crashed yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile, with summer coming to a close, the MTA is looking for new, low-emission solutions to keep subway platforms cool during sweltering weather. Plus, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has charged U.S. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife with accepting bribes in exchange for political favors to New Jersey businessmen and the Egyptian government. WNYC’s Brian Leher and David Furst caught up with New Jersey reporter Nancy Solomon to explain the charges. Two adults are dead, and at least five students are critically injured, after a bus carrying Long Island high school students crashed yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile, with summer coming to a close, the MTA is looking for new, low-emission solutions to keep subway platforms cool during sweltering weather. Plus, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has charged U.S. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife with accepting bribes in exchange for political favors to New Jersey businessmen and the Egyptian government. WNYC’s Brian Leher and David Furst caught up with New Jersey reporter Nancy Solomon to explain the charges.

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Brooklyn's House Democratic Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, criticizes Republican leadership for the potential government shutdown deadlock on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, twelve individuals, aged 16 to 22, face indictment over a string of violent events in the Bronx. Also, New Yorkers can now access an updated COVID vaccine at select pharmacies and clinics, with more set to offer it soon.

New York City parents breathe easier as the school bus drivers' union announces an agreement with major providers. Meanwhile, the Education Department plans to buy filters for contentious classroom air purifiers. Additionally, artworks by Egon Schiele, previously owned by Holocaust victim Fritz Grünbaum, have been restored to his descendants after a prolonged legal battle. Plus, a group of female professors at Vassar College allege gender-based pay discrimination, highlighting a broader issue in academia. Jacques Abou-Rizk, editor-in-chief of Vassar College’s student newspaper, provides further insights.

The MTA confirms there will be no bus or subway service increase when congestion pricing begins in Manhattan next year. Meanwhile, some residents in upper Manhattan are upset over newly installed dumpsters, saying they're ugly. Lastly, nearly half a million Venezuelan migrants, including tens of thousands in New York City, are set to become eligible for U.S. working papers, following a recent announcement by the Department of Homeland Security. WNYC's Economics & Equity editor Josefa Velásquez has more.

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: New York has introduced laws that could expand voting rights, pending court review. Meanwhile, the Rutgers University Senate debates a vote of no confidence in President Jonathan Holloway. Additionally, a memo received by WNYC suggests an NYPD counterterrorism unit might face a 75% reduction in its ranks.

President Joe Biden is in New York City this week, but he hasn’t met with Mayor Eric Adams. The mayor says he thinks his rhetoric may rub some people the wrong way. Plus, thousands of New Yorkers are waiting more than a month to get food stamps. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with Sabrina DeQuesnay, manager of the Bell Audio Journalism Project, and one of this year’s cohorts.

Several New York lawmakers are suing Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams to stop the government from housing migrants in Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field. Meanwhile, the operator of a Bronx daycare center now faces federal drug charges in the death of a one-year-old boy exposed to fentanyl. Also with more than 100,000 migrants entering New York City's shelter system over the past year. WNYC's Ramsey Khalifeh takes a look at just how unusual the so-called migrant crisis really is. Finally, this week's United Auto Workers strike caps a summer of increased activism from organized labor. With unions representing workers for Metro North and NJ Transit threatening strikes, the potential for walkouts could disrupt travel for hundreds of thousands of daily commuters in New York and New Jersey. Politico New Jersey transportation reporter Ry Rivard explains the protest.