NYC Department of Education
NYC Department of Education
Nearly 10,000 NYC preschoolers with disabilities aren’t getting legally required city services
A new report from nonprofit Advocates for Children of New York highlights how the city is failing to provide services like speech therapy that it’s supposed to.
NYC Department of Education
NYC Schools won’t see cuts in September, Banks pledges
The Department of Education is still seeing a spending reduction, but individual schools might not.
Education
Can NYC’s summer school program help make up for a pandemic year?
High demand and a rushed rollout have left some teachers and organizations feeling unprepared for an influx of kids to summer programming.
Education
New ideas on how to slow teacher turnover
Focusing on students’ social and emotional issues may help retain teachers in low-income communities.
Richard Carranza
Carranza leaves behind a lofty aim, unachieved
The New York City schools chancellor made integration his top priority and main talking point. He’s stepping down with little to show for it.
New York City
4 things to know about the next NYC schools chancellor
Meisha Porter is a longtime educator in New York City’s public school system.
Richard Carranza
Richard Carranza’s biggest moments
The defining events of the New York City schools chancellor’s tenure
Education
What to know about New York City’s school admissions changes
They’re the most significant shift to desegregate schools since de Blasio took office.
New York City
Why New York City delayed school reopening
A deal between Mayor Bill de Blasio and organized labor avoids a costly political fight.
Education
Remote learning challenges will likely continue in New York
Students left behind in the spring face the same technology issues this fall.
Coronavirus
How remote learning will work in New York City
With the help of Apple, T-Mobile, Charter and more, city schools are going virtual, but some say the transition is too little, too late.
Education
Richard Carranza’s rough new year
New York City schools have been making news for the wrong reasons.
New York City
Poll: Should NYC schools ban chocolate milk?
Upstate lawmakers and dairy farmers are fighting back.
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School safety answers for the first day of school
What NYC is doing – and not doing – to keep students safe.
New York City
New Yorkers clash over proposal to abolish gifted school programs
Critics say the plan would “ruin so many lives.”
New York City
Liu: No quick fix to specialized high schools entrance exam
Lawmaker says de Blasio push to scrap SHSAT would cause ‘years and years of strife.’
New York City
A better plan for black and Hispanic NYC high school students
The focus on the small number of students attending New York City’s specialized high schools is diverting attention from policies that could benefit the rest of the city’s students, writes Manhattan Institute education expert Ray Domanico.
New York City
What NYC should do with the Specialized High School Admissions Test
We reached out to experts Syed Ali, Zakiyah Ansari, David Bloomfield, and Soo Kim to see what New York City should do about its problem with specialized high school admissions test.
Education
Beyond eliminating the admissions test
Beyond eliminating the admissions test for NYC’s specialized high schools: Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and City Councilman Mark Treyger weigh in.
Education