Education

Opinion

New York City high schools should expand vocational education

Students need free training for the jobs of the future.

By TOM ALLON, RUBEN DIAZ JR.

Opinion

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United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, New York City Councilman Mark Treyger, Chalkbeat reporter Alex Zimmerman, State Department of Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia.

Education

Teacher evaluations, yeshiva oversight and the Excelsior scholarship

Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Assembly Higher Education Chairwoman Deborah Glick explain.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

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Education

Beyond eliminating the admissions test

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and City Councilman Mark Treyger weigh in.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

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Mayor Bill de Blasio announces his plan to revise the admissions process for New York City's specialized high schools.

Education

Specialized high schools and race

Will de Blasio’s plan to eliminate the entrance exam make education fairer for minorities?

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

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Education

Simcha Felder’s outsized impact on education

From yeshiva oversight to speed cameras outside schools, the Brooklyn lawmaker is driving the debate.

By JEFF COLTIN

Policy

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Education

Senate incumbents face the consequences of the teacher evaluations fight

The state teachers union is targeting the lawmakers who failed them during session.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

Policy

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Sean Patrick Maloney and Zephyr Teachout in a yearbook photo

Campaigns & Elections

Maloney and Teachout share an obscure alma mater

The rival candidates for attorney general went to the same New Hampshire high school.

By JEFF COLTIN

News & Politics

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Orthodox Jewish children and adults cross a street in front of a school bus in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

Opinion

New York’s assault on educational equity

Exempting yeshivas from educational requirements violates the First Amendment.

By RUTH MESSINGER

Opinion

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State Senator Tony Avella, New York City Councilman Bob Holden and the Chinese American Citizens Alliance hold a rally on the steps of City Hall to promote legislation to keep the SHSAT placement test in place.

Campaigns & Elections

Will SHSAT debate help Liu or Avella?

The Asian-American community is key in the contested state Senate district.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

News & Politics

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Commentary

Opponents of diversifying specialized high schools ignore facts

Attacks on de Blasio’s plan to reform admissions are mostly bogus.

By BEN ADLER

Opinion

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