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.
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.
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.
Making moves: Official overseeing NYC’s reading overhaul steps down to run Brooklyn literacy academy
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.
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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.
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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.
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Nineteen of the 30 schools selected for the first Journalism For All cohort are in the Bronx and Brooklyn, and the schools have an average student poverty rate of 84%.
Some school leaders would like to use their school budgets to give gift cards to families, but find their hands tied by the Education Department’s procurement rules.
P.S. 103 has three music teachers for its roughly 800 students, allowing every student to get music instruction and for the school to support both a choir and band.
The city is funding a guaranteed income program for the first time ever, joining a growing movement of antipoverty programs across the country.
A growing number of elected officials, including U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, spoke out in recent days urging the panel to approve the contract.
The move to pull the contract came just one day after Comptroller Brad Lander raised objections to the AI tool, which listens to students as they read and offers feedback.
The transfer process was time-consuming and full of disappointment. It was worth it.
City officials want to spend $1.9 million on an AI tutor to help students learn to read. Comptroller Brad Lander says the city needs a clear policy on the technology first.
The school’s child-centered model is facing some headwinds at a time when New York City is leaning more on curriculum mandates and data-driven assessments.
The conference marked 20 years since city officials made major reforms that set the admissions system on the path to what families see today.