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Student OMNY card changes for next year could include the material they’re made of, the ability to use them on cellphones, and who is eligible, officials said Thursday.
As some schools have been waiting several weeks for student OMNY card replacements, families and educators worry about migrant students with non-working cards.
Commonpoint, a Queens-based social and youth services organization, is taking over the Boys and Girls Club in Crotona that closed last year.
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.
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.
The city is funding a guaranteed income program for the first time ever, joining a growing movement of antipoverty programs across the country.
FutureReadyNYC, which helps schools launch career tracks in education, technology, business, and health care, is expanding to 36 new schools, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday.
Candidates promised a bigger child tax credit. A Republican-controlled Congress will decide its fate next year.
Roughly one in eight students in New York City’s public school system were living in temporary housing last school year, according to Advocates for Children.
The initiative, from My Brothers Keeper and Rutgers Newark, aims to prepare educators to help advance post-pandemic recovery.
Washington Heights, an area that has recently welcomed more migrant students, is losing after-school seats in a state funding overhaul.
In some communities, a large share of homeless students live in hotels, where they struggle to get enough sleep and face exposure to violence.
The cost of providing breakfast and lunch for free to all students may restrict the growth of universal school meals in states.
Usher is visiting clubs across the country to raise awareness about the lack of access to quality after-school programming.
Jahsani Peters, a rising senior at Forest Hills High School, has spent the past two years helping reduce local community violence in Queens.
Rhode Island is getting national attention for its comprehensive approach to cutting chronic absenteeism that involves public data displays, help from mayors, and lots of rewards for kids.
Money for new contracts have yet to reach class providers, while those near clusters of migrant shelters are cut off.
Paying for school supplies can have a significant financial impact on some families. Local groups in Newark are giving away free haircuts, backpacks, helmets, and other supplies this month.
Conservatives claiming to represent parents’ rights have largely set the education politics agenda in recent years. With a former teacher on the ticket, Democrats are looking to change the conversation.