David Banks

The pushback from the influential teachers union raises questions about the long-term prospects of the math curriculum’s success.

It wouldn’t be Banks’ first foray into authorship: He previously wrote a book about his experience founding Eagle Academy, a network of public schools focused on Black and Latino boys.

The abrupt change means Deputy Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos will take over the nation’s largest school system later this month.

BusPatrol, run by the former chief of staff to New York City Deputy Mayor Phil Banks, was one of two companies chosen to pilot school bus cameras.

Eric Adams’ indictment is both symbolically and practically significant for the nation’s largest school system, which is under mayoral control.

Born and raised in the Bronx, Aviles-Ramos has been a teacher, principal, acting superintendent, chief of staff for David Banks, and a deputy chancellor for family engagement.

Aviles-Ramos, a deputy chancellor, was previously the department’s chief of staff. Banks announced plans to retire just three weeks after federal officials seized his phones.

Federal agents visited David Banks’ home the day before school started and seized his phones as part of a broader investigation into members of Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle.

Despite her lawsuit, teacher Karen Marder plans to stay at Hillcrest long term. She recently became a dean.

Under Banks, the Education Department blocked ChatGPT. Now, the schools chief says AI is going to transform the nation’s largest school system.

NYC Chancellor David Banks’ keeps changing his tune on a school cellphone ban. Here’s a timeline to make sense of it all.

All NYC elementary schools must use one of three reading programs starting this fall. Here’s a parent-friendly breakdown of the similarities and differences between them.

Wednesday’s device seizures were the latest move in a swirl of law enforcement inquiries surrounding Mayor Eric Adams, his administration, and his campaign.

Maud Maron was removed from her post for allegedly violating city regulations governing the conduct of parent leaders. A judge is now calling those regulations into question.

The rise in student reports of bullying comes as city schools confront a swirl of social challenges including the lingering effects of the pandemic, cyberbullying, and global tumult.

Average English scores dropped more in districts that adopted new reading curriculums, though experts urged caution in interpreting aggregate test score results.

Hawkins previously oversaw payments to preschool providers during a wave of delays. But local lawmakers and advocates praised her appointment.

Ahmed’s tenure at the Division of Early Childhood Education came at a time of upheaval for the city’s sprawling publicly-funded early childhood system.

Both officials took on some of the Education Department’s highest-profile challenges in their prior roles.