Most eligible families will receive the Summer EBT funds automatically. But last year among NY families required to apply, few submitted applications, according to state data.
A counselor at Manhattan’s P.S. 28 says she experienced a series of severe allergic reactions to conditions at her school. A new lawsuit claims the city broke disability laws in denying a transfer.
PBS had deleted the LGBTQ history videos in response to a barrage of executive orders seeking to rid schools of “discriminatory equity ideology” and abolish DEI programs.
Reading passages cannot take the place of reading books.
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.
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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.
Queens International will join a network of 17 public schools across New York City that exclusively cater to students who recently arrived from other countries.
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 kicked off in January, as applications opened 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.