District management
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.
The situation raises concerns that technical snafus could prevent scores of high school applications from being considered.
David Banks’ comments come as conversations about school cellphone bans are once again heating up in Albany.
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.
Principals worry the funding will eventually be pried out of their budgets and said hiring quality teachers could be a challenge.
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The extension came hours before applications were set to close for the city’s eighth graders, who rank 12 or more top choices from an array of over 400 schools.
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.