District management
New York City, like other districts across the country, is grappling with a yearslong enrollment decline and a growing number of tiny schools.
The first major test of New York City’s compliance comes in September 2025, when the law requires that 60% of classrooms across the city fall below the caps.
The overall enrollment of New York City’s school system, as well as its demographic makeup, has been changing. Here’s what to know about where things stand.
Both officials took on some of the Education Department’s highest-profile challenges in their prior roles.
The pages break down how much money each school received per student, and allows you to compare it to the citywide average of roughly $21,112 per student.
Black and Hispanic students have historically had far less access to sports. The situation has led one school’s dean to file a federal civil rights complaint.
Carolyne Quintana, a deputy chancellor who oversees the department’s signature literacy initiative, is leaving at the end of the school year.
The directive could mark a significant shift in a system where principals have traditionally had wide latitude to manage their own hiring.
Long-term subs stay with the same classes and can serve like full-time teachers. New York City schools misclassify them — so their pay doesn’t reflect that.
State-provided COVID compensation remains in effect — but one group of essential workers has been unable to claim it.
The NYC School Bus App, developed in partnership with the rideshare company Via, allows parents to track their kids’ buses in real time.
Next year, the initiative will expand to three more districts: Harlem’s District 5, District 7 in the South Bronx, and District 29 in southern Queens.
Suspension levels remain relatively low, though some advocates worry they may rise under Mayor Eric Adams.
The group’s non-binding report for the Education Department also calls for relocating some pre-K and 3-K students and for certain teachers to be paid more.
Parent-teacher conferences remain virtual in NYC. Some love it, some hate it. Overall, fewer are joining.
City officials ordered schools to shelter in place last Friday, but no one told principals.
City officials say the teaching workforce is still in a strong position for now, and that both hiring and attrition are trending in better directions than last year.
Advocacy group says $1.25 billion in new spending would address major gaps that have left many families frustrated.
Under the class size law, new resources could be funneled to some of the city’s better-off schools.
The city is disbanding coaches, hired under Mayor de Blasio’s Universal Literacy program, and will rely more on training from outside organizations.