Education
Policy
Hochul, side by side with Mamdani, announces plan to roll out universal child care
The governor’s path to universal child care starts with statewide pre-K and funding for 2-Care in New York City.
Opinion
Opinion: It’s time for abundance in specialized high schools
Almost 29,000 middle-school students take the SHSAT entrance exam each year, but only 5,000 of them gain admission to the city’s specialized high schools. Why not create more schools?
Opinion
Opinion: The 40-year debate over school governance
Should the mayor be in charge of the city’s schools?
Education
The education challenges the Mamdani administration faces
A wholesale end to mayoral control of schools will not be among them, despite what Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said on the campaign trail.
New York City
Mamdani to name Kamar Samuels as schools chancellor
The Manhattan superintendent will lead the nation’s largest public school system.
Opinion
Opinion: Jewish CUNY students still need support
The next mayor should keep that in mind as he appoints members of the CUNY Board of Trustees.
Opinion
Opinion: New York must stop shortchanging schools with yesterday’s data
The state’s Foundation Aid formula must be tweaked to ensure New York City schools are getting enough funding.
Opinion
Opinion: The next step toward Universal Child Care is free 2-Care for All
New York City ultimately needs to establish free, universal child care starting at birth, but the first step should be free child care for every 2-year-old.
Policy
Report: 154K NYC public school students were homeless last year
The number has continued to climb, and it has topped 100,000 for 10 years.
Opinion
Opinion: SCOTUS and Project 2025 supercharged censorship. New York must push back.
The Freedom to Read Act would require schools to maintain inclusive and diverse library collections and stop local school boards from banning books.
Opinion
Opinion: New York is one of the top 10 worst states for sex ed. Here's how to fix it.
The Healthy and Safe Students Act would require comprehensive sex education instruction for public and charter school students in grades K-12.
Education
Fighting for educational equity and digital literacy in the era of Trump
New York State Education Department Commissioner Betty Rosa and New York City Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos delivered remarks at City and State’s annual Education Summit, where experts discussed the advent of AI in curriculums.
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Interviews & Profiles
Melissa Aviles-Ramos to deliver keynote at City & State’s Education in NY event
An interview with the New York City Public Schools chancellor
Interviews & Profiles
How SUNY is responding to the Trump administration
An interview with SUNY Chancellor John King
Trailblazers
The 2025 Trailblazers in Higher Education
New York college and university leaders shaping the next generation.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Whitney Tilson is running on education, and he’s claiming the pro-charter lane in the mayoral race
The former hedge fund manager plans to put half a million dollars into paid media on his education platform, which includes expanding charter schools.
50 Over 50 Alumni
How Randi Weingarten’s career prepared her to take on Trump
A Q&A with the veteran education labor leader.
Budget
Fierce debate over standards for religious schools prompted last-minute budget delays
The state Senate and Assembly were split over whether to relax educational standards for yeshivas and other private schools.
Budget
New York finally settles Foundation Aid debate (for now)
The final budget includes tweaks to Foundation Aid, the byzantine formula that the state uses to allocate education funding to school districts.
LGBTQ+
Senate committee advances GOP anti-trans bill
Three Democrats joined with Republicans to advance a bill that would allow schools to ban trans girls from participating in women’s sports, though the bill is unlikely to pass the full Senate.
