Some families and educators in New York City are preparing students for what to do if they run into federal immigration agents outside of school.
United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew blasted Mayor Eric Adams over the confusion, calling the shifting guidance “a selfish political ploy.”
Observers raised fears that Adams may face additional pressure to crack down on immigrants and reverberate across the nation’s largest school system.
Several of the city’s borough presidents are trying to expand the representation of young people on community boards. The move comes as New York is expanding civics education.
The findings are significant because there’s strong evidence that teachers of color bring a range of educational benefits for students.
The Jan. 13 memo allows city workers to let federal agents into public buildings without a warrant signed from a judge if they feel “reasonably threatened” for their own safety or that of others.
New York City this year launched a network of disability pride clubs. Of the 90 schools that have such clubs, Stuyvesant High School’s is the largest.
The lawsuit claimed that some families were unable to access communications about bullying, lead contamination, special education services, and even serious medical conditions.
Exemptions to the city’s reading curriculum mandate have been awarded to schools with unusually high reading scores on state tests.
Trump’s executive order threatens to withhold federal funding from schools that support students in gender transitions or that teach about the prevalence of racism in American life.
Learning doesn’t have to be student-driven to be student-centric.
The push to increase pay for paraprofessionals comes as UFT President Michael Mulgrew is up for re-election this year. Some educators who hope to unseat him have called attention to the issue.
The university intends to redouble its efforts to attract adult learners.
Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos is concerned about the governor’s school funding plan. She also asked Albany for more money to help implement a statewide student cellphone ban.
Adams allocated funding in this year’s budget to add preschool special education classrooms, but he did not renew that funding for next year.
The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress reveal the city’s fourth graders are not recovering from pandemic disruptions at the same rate.
Last school year, just four of the nearly 16,000 students enrolled in specialized high schools were classified as English learners.
Educators are working hard to reassure anxious parents that their kids will be safe in school, but not everyone is getting the message, or reassured.
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Though the city’s Education Department seemed poised to implement a systemwide ban last summer, Mayor Eric Adams pumped the brakes on that plan, spurred in part by concerns over the costs of implementation.
The requests are notable because the Education Department has so far been reluctant to consider enrollment caps at overcrowded schools as a means of reducing class sizes.
Mayor Adams has adopted a warm posture toward Trump in recent weeks and has declined to publicly criticize the new administration.
The proposal came Tuesday as Hochul presented her $252 billion 2026 state budget, which called for a nearly $1.7 billion increase in funding for the state’s public schools.
Many students are already studying for the fall 2025 SHSAT, but digital practice tests won’t be available on the Education Department’s website until the end of March, officials said.
The preliminary budget preserves funding for Summer Rising, but does not replace more than $100 million in expiring money for 3-K.
TDF, the nonprofit that offers steep discounts to live performances, is offering a free membership as a “graduation gift” to all New York City public school seniors.
A top Education Department official who oversees Mayor Eric Adams’ sweeping literacy overhaul is stepping down to run a Brooklyn school focused on students with reading challenges.
Gov. Kathy Hochul will move to limit cellphone use in New York schools this year, she said during her annual State of the State address in Albany.
The situation raises concerns that technical snafus could prevent scores of high school applications from being considered.
Post-COVID, fostering new friendships seemed like an impossible task.
The campaign will begin shortly after some advocates criticized Mayor Eric Adams due to the lack of concrete child care policy proposals in his State of the City speech.
The mayor’s speech, which leaned heavily on issues of affordability, public safety, and housing, comes at a pivotal moment for Adams.
The resolution is one of several efforts in NYC schools to prepare for major changes in immigration enforcement by the Trump administration.
Election season for New York City’s Community Education Councils kicks off next week, as applications open to serve out two-year terms on the parent-led boards.
After years of struggling with body image, I turned to crash dieting. It took a terrible toll.
Some parents and educators in Manhattan school districts impacted by the congestion pricing program say the toll should include exemptions for public school students and teachers.
David Banks’ comments come as conversations about school cellphone bans are once again heating up in Albany.
Another school calendar battle? NYC faces a 1-day week after next year’s winter break.
New York lawmakers will have to navigate questions over how to update the state’s school funding formula, as well as the uncertainties of a second Trump presidency.