Meisha Ross Porter is one of two finalists for the Chicago job. Porter led New York City public schools during the COVID pandemic.

Veterans of the city’s prekindergarten expansion say there are lessons for the Mamdani campaign about how to balance growing quickly with keeping the system stable.

Enrollment fell by about 22,000 students, or 2.4%, this year. The city will not claw back more than $250 million from schools with fewer students than projected.

The city Education Department hasn’t launched a systemwide effort to help families at risk of losing SNAP. But many schools are coming up with their own plans.

The 240 new free child care seats are part of a $10 million pilot program to expand access, regardless of families’ income levels.

When a parent is detained by ICE, schools are often the first place that family members left behind turn for help.

Lawmakers, advocates, and city officials immediately condemned the bus companies’ threat.

The staggering total, which includes students who lived in shelters along with those doubled up with family or friends, is larger than the entire Dallas school system.

As mayoral candidates debate the future of NYC’s gifted and talented classes, a new Chalkbeat analysis shows that low enrollment in programs is costing the city millions.

Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani proposed a plan to recruit 1,000 teachers annually for New York City schools, offering tuition assistance in exchange for a three-year commitment.