“There’s still time to see if we can get this worked out,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said of her push to include New York City’s mayoral control governance system in the budget.
The ‘Youth Civic Hub,’ an online portal launched on Friday aims to increase youth civic engagement and electoral participation.
Deputy Chancellor Dan Weisberg made the comments after a Brooklyn superintendent suggested his district, which includes affluent neighborhoods, would have flexibility with the curriculum mandate.
The city school system, like districts across the country, has dealt with a surge in tensions following Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and Israel’s subsequent bombardment of the Gaza strip.
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One state lawmaker said the report would be “invaluable” in deliberations over whether and how to extend mayoral control.
Some parents pulled their kids out of school as the exceedingly rare phenomenon appeared in New York City’s skies on Monday.
Many schools across the city sent messages to families Friday morning, assuring them that students remained safe.
The schools offer a mix of elementary, middle, and high school programs across three boroughs.
Young adults at Rikers are entitled to attend the Education Department’s East River Academy and work towards a high school diploma or GED.
The staffers play a critical role on the front lines of two colliding crises: the exploding number of students living in homeless shelters, and elevated rates of chronic absenteeism in the wake of the pandemic.
For many, the Wednesday placements marked the end of the city’s middle school admissions process.
At Academy of American Studies in Queens, an English class teaches students about books that have historically faced challenges or bans.
It’s the second time in recent months that schools Chancellor Banks has made the case in Albany for extending mayoral control
El 8 de abril habrá un eclipse solar total en parte del estado de Nueva York, y se espera que el fenómeno sea parcialmente visible en la ciudad.
Early childhood education programs have seen steep cuts in recent months.
The lawsuit, filed in response to pandemic disruptions to student services, has repeatedly faced legal setbacks. But it might finally move forward following a judge’s decision.
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Despite ‘less intrusive’ metal detectors, NYC schools will still require X-ray scanning of backpacks
Education Department officials aren’t planning to take advantage of the device’s major selling point: allowing students to walk through without removing their backpacks.
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Brooklyn state Sen. Zellnor Myrie recently introduced legislation for the state’s Office of Children and Family Services to conduct a feasibility study for universal after-school.
The next total solar eclipse in the state will not occur until 2079.
This year, fifth and eighth grade students will shift to computer-based state exams. Some educators worry the move will affect performance.
The data comes as state education officials are engaged in a multi-year effort to rethink high school graduation requirements.
Mayor Eric Adams is cutting nearly $7 million from NYC’s after-school program, scrapping about 3,500 seats at a time when interest in programs is on the rise.
Seven Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School teachers and a student who spoke to Chalkbeat said the move to the new space has worsened their school experience in almost every way.
Federal law that protects the educational rights of homeless children and youth under 21 says young adults should be enrolled in school immediately, but the city is not meeting this requirement, advocates say.
La ley federal protege los derechos a la educación de los niños y jóvenes menores de 21 años sin hogar y establece que los jóvenes adultos deben ser matriculados inmediatamente en la escuela, pero la ciudad no está cumpliendo este requisito, dicen los defensores.
The early childhood cuts, if reversed, would be the latest item slashed by Adams in recent months to get restored thanks to what city officials describe as an improving budget picture.
The schools chancellor said he had “no interest in serving as a chancellor in a system where you don’t really have the authority to make real decisions.”
The Professional Performing Arts School, a Manhattan public school with such alums as Jeremy Allen White, Alicia Keys, and Britney Spears, is losing its theater program.
The spike in grievances is a sign that parent leaders are now making use of a disciplinary process slowly rolled out over two years.
Peer-to-peer support models have gained traction at schools both locally and nationwide.
Nearly 500 teens and young adults turned away in the second half of 2023, up from seven in the first half, according to data obtained by THE CITY.
Thousands of eighth grade students nervously awaited their high school placements on Thursday.
The reversal comes after city officials have struggled to provide a clear rationale for the menu cuts.
During an oversight hearing, local lawmakers grilled city officials about why families couldn’t log on for remote learning during a snowstorm on Feb. 13.
Enrollment in the city’s public schools still remains about 9% below pre-pandemic levels.
The resource was developed for educators by the Museum of Jewish Heritage, and comes as the city grapples with rising antisemitism and Islamophobia in schools.
Critics say the city still hasn’t provided a satisfactory explanation for why the midyear menu reductions were necessary.