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Professor. Author. Attorney.

Expert and Consultant in Education Leadership, Law & Policy

 
 
 
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City and State New York Education Power 100
in 2021 and 2020

““There’s nary an education issue that David Bloomfield isn’t equipped to expound on, as his students at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center – and journalists working the New York schools beat – know well. Bloomfield’s insight on important debates over school diversity, yeshiva education and funding equity are backed by his experience in the nonprofit and local government sectors, as well as in the field as a professor, middle school teacher and lawyer.””
— City and State New York
 

About David C. Bloomfield

 
Photo Credit: Paula Vlodkowsky

Photo Credit: Paula Vlodkowsky

David C. Bloomfield (J.D., Columbia; M.P.A., Princeton) is Professor of Education Leadership, Law & Policy at Brooklyn College and The CUNY Graduate Center.  

 

The author of American Public Education Law and a Contributor to The Daily Beast and other publications, he received the first Paul Robeson Prize in Minority Legal Studies from Columbia Law School and holds certification as a school district superintendent and principal. Prof. Bloomfield is available for expert testimony in education-related proceedings, consulting, public speaking, and press commentary.

Bloomfield brings broad professional background to this work. His experience includes public, independent, and religious education; public and private law practice; school district administration; government agency and elected official staff positions; not-for-profit management; and higher education. He served as an elementary and middle school teacher; Law Clerk to Hon. Robert L. Carter (S.D.N.Y.); Associate in the Education Practice Group at Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C.; Assistant New York City Corporation Counsel; General Counsel, New York City Board of Education; General Counsel and Senior Education Adviser to the Manhattan Borough President; and Executive Director for public education programs at the Partnership for New York City. His extensive volunteer activities include service on not-for-profit boards and as an elected parent member and President of New York's Citywide Council on High Schools.  

David recently moderated the NYC Principals' Union NYC Mayoral Candidate Education Forum. In addition, his recent courses include Public Communication, New York City School Governance, Education Law, and Leadership Fieldwork. A February, 2021 journal publication found he had the highest number of mentions among university faculty in state and local media based on an analysis of web traffic between 2014-2018 (see media).

"David Bloomfield is not only brilliant, but a wonderful speaker, and we all learned so much about how the legal system works. The resources he provided are invaluable.”

Special Educator
Professional Development, "Taking Back Your Legal Life"
NYC Department of Education

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Consulting & Expert Testimony

Professor Bloomfield consults for public and private agencies, schools, attorneys, and public officials.  He also serves as an expert witness in a variety of school law and education-related proceedings.

He specializes in:

  • Education policy & political analysis

  • Federal, state, and local education law

  • Parent and community outreach

  • Public and private school leadership: Governance, instruction, and management

  • Duty of care and professional standards

  • Student & professional personnel issues: Discipline, tenure, child custody, harassment, etc.

  • Other areas of education policy, administration, and teaching

 

"David served as an expert witness in multiple proceedings for our firm. His combined legal and education expertise proved invaluable. We will consult with him on future cases!"

Tracy L. Bullett, Partner
Tabner, Ryan & Keniry, LLP
Albany, NY

Writing

Selected Writing

"You are always so thoughtful, and you have an amazingly effective way to express complicated concepts. Working as an education reporter, I am very lucky to be in touch with you and I am very grateful for your kind availability.”

Francesca Berardi
The Teacher Project
Columbia University School of Journalism

Media

David C. Bloomfield is a frequent commentator in print, digital, and broadcast media. He has appeared in Education Week, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Politico, New York Post, WPIX, Fox5NY, WNET, and others. 

#1 among Higher Education Faculty in State and Local Media Mentions, 2014-2018
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2021

"In this media environment, years of insider knowledge and legal and policy expertise makes an academic like Prof. Bloomfield the person to call for an interpretation of a recent lawsuit, legal decision, or political maneuver. Another key to his success with state and local media is that he has lived and worked in New York for decades, developing professional and political networks over the years. Stylistically, Bloomfield, although politically liberal, can usually be counted on to take an iconoclastic and sometimes provocative position on issues, being critical of both the Bloomberg and de Blasio mayoral administrations. Although reliable as a knowledgeable academic, he has a flair for the provocative turn of phrase. . . . This ability to provide a sound analysis, backed by his academic credentials, but with a flair for the provocative makes Bloomfield a popular source for reporters."

Education Policy Analysis Archives, February 1, 2021

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