Personality
Personality
Three New York universities name first women presidents
Fordham University, Columbia University, and New York University have all hired women to lead them in the past year, marking historic milestones for the universities.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Will John King stop SUNY from spiraling?
He’s no stranger to the New York education world. Now, he hopes to save the state’s struggling public universities.
Education
Policy
Who should bear the cost of upgrading SUNY and CUNY? Hochul says students are part of the answer
New York’s public colleges need financial assistance, but fears of enrollment declines and burdening middle-class students have made the governor’s plan proposal unpopular with students, staff and some lawmakers.
Education
Exclusive
Policy
Exclusive: New York City schools to create working group on phasing in smaller class sizes
Parents, school leaders and advocates are being asked about their interest in joining the effort in a new survey released today.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Increasing CUNY and SUNY tuition is a working and middle-class tax increase in disguise
It’s time for the state to reinvest in both institutions and follow through on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s vision for higher education.
Nonprofits
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Neurodiversity shouldn’t be a barrier for children
In a Q&A, Beth Rosenberg, an educator and mom turned social entrepreneur who founded Teck Kids Unlimited, discusses how the nonprofit is helping children with autism and other challenges obtain new skills, develop a passion and pursue meaningful opportunities.
Nonprofits
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Commentary: This month, it's dollars and dreams for young New Yorkers
Almost 145,000 children were signed up for New York City Scholarship accounts via NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program.
Nonprofits
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Nonprofit focused on after school success holds symposium to address NYC youth needs during COVID-19 recovery
The half-day event held by the Partnership for After School Education brought together 60 education stakeholders from across the city and state.
Heard Around Town
Policy
NYC education department says admissions diversity pilot is working
A program to set aside spots at high-performing schools for underrepresented students should be expanded, city education leader says.
Nonprofits
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Survey: Asian American community members want diverse and integrated schools
A Coalition for Asian American Children and Families report found positive interest in school integration within the AAPI community.
New York City
Policy
Eric Adams puts his own spin on universal pre-K
The administration is expanding special education and paying teachers more – and throwing shade at Bill de Blasio in the process.
Education
Updated
Policy
What really happened with the New York City Department of Education Budget?
The City Council has blamed the DOE and Mayor Eric Adams for budget cuts it signed off on and knew about for months.
Nonprofits
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Hunter College receives historic $52 million donation
Billionaire Estée Lauder heir Leonard Lauder made the gift to the school, the most ever given to a CUNY institution, for a new nurse practitioner program.
Policy
Policy
How NYC is supporting thousands of asylum-seeking children
Teachers, nonprofit workers and volunteers are mobilizing to help children adjust to a completely new environment.
News & Politics
Politics
Wait – did Hochul just say she wants to lift the NYC charter school cap?
The moment came and went quickly during a packed gubernatorial debate, but it was definitely a yes. Several lawmakers and teachers unions have expressed disapproval of the governor’s apparent position.
Nonprofits
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Hunter students question fate of affordable campus housing with dorm slated for demolition
Student government representatives are seeking answers about the Brookdale Campus Residence, known as the Brookdale dorms.
New York City
Policy
NYC schools chancellor defends yeshivas
Schools Chancellor David Banks stands by findings that a Brooklyn yeshiva is providing “substantially equivalent” education after the state found the opposite.
New York City
Policy
NYC overhauls controversial schools admissions process for middle schools, selective high schools
Schools Chancellor David Banks said the controversial process was replaced with one that rewards the highest academic achievers, as well as increases transparency and fairness.
Education
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New York City teachers: Why we stayed and why we left
With a new school year just around the corner, these New Yorkers who’ve been at the forefront of all this share what’s next.
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