Schools' New Normal
A new analysis from the Associated Press finds millions of students remain chronically absent. Some schools are using novel strategies like sports and cash to get kids in the door.
As New York Gov. Kathy Hochul mulls a statewide cell phone ban in schools, NYC students and teachers describe current policies as confusing and challenging for teachers to manage.
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.
According to a new report from researchers at Harvard and Stanford, Illinois and Chicago are leaders nationally when it comes to reading growth in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
A new analysis finds students are making up for lost learning, but some are being left behind. There’s still time for states and districts to act.
The sharp decline is a stark indicator of the ongoing challenges New York City faces in helping students recover from the academic impacts of the pandemic.
With the fate of mayoral control up in the air and a steep fiscal cliff looming, see what lawmakers, advocates, and experts expect from NY’s next legislative session.
What did school communities face in 2023? Waning COVID relief funding, rising chronic absenteeism, and ChatGPT controversy, just to name a few.
A new mayor and new school board took office as schools continued to spend big on academic recovery using federal COVID relief dollars and serve with an influx of migrant students.
Districts like Cincinnati Public Schools have hired staff with COVID relief funds who help families experiencing homelessness seek housing assistance.
Thousands of students went missing from U.S. classrooms during COVID. School districts don't always make it easy for these students to find their way back.
Organizations led by women and people of color are especially vulnerable when NYC delays payments. It also means that students lose out on vital support.
Chicago works to end inequitable access to middle school algebra partly with virtual courses
The cuts will affect universal preschool, wraparound services in community schools, and a popular summer school program.
Los estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés logran recuperarse mejor académicamente después de COVID en distritos escolares de Colorado que ofrecen tutoría y los ayudan a mantenerse en salones regulares.
While some local school leaders have instituted new strategies to help students learning English, other districts aren’t especially concerned.
The city’s population of homeless students was astronomical even before the recent influx, exceeding 100,000 for each of the past eight years.
Esto significa que por lo menos $35 millones en beneficios potenciales siguen sin utilizarse y podrían caducar a principios del año que viene.
Nearly 55,000 students use SEPTA to get to and from school, and the district would be unable to find suitable transportation for them if transit workers strike next week.
Schools get money in the summer based on the city’s projections of how many students are expected to fill their seats. After the final tallies are taken on Oct. 31, the Education Department adjusts school budgets, clawing back money from schools that enroll fewer students than anticipated.