Eric Adams
Some families and educators in New York City are preparing students for what to do if they run into federal immigration agents outside of school.
United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew blasted Mayor Eric Adams over the confusion, calling the shifting guidance “a selfish political ploy.”
Observers raised fears that Adams may face additional pressure to crack down on immigrants and reverberate across the nation’s largest school system.
The Jan. 13 memo allows city workers to let federal agents into public buildings without a warrant signed from a judge if they feel “reasonably threatened” for their own safety or that of others.
Exemptions to the city’s reading curriculum mandate have been awarded to schools with unusually high reading scores on state tests.
Adams allocated funding in this year’s budget to add preschool special education classrooms, but he did not renew that funding for next year.
Mayor Adams has adopted a warm posture toward Trump in recent weeks and has declined to publicly criticize the new administration.
The preliminary budget preserves funding for Summer Rising, but does not replace more than $100 million in expiring money for 3-K.
The mayor’s speech, which leaned heavily on issues of affordability, public safety, and housing, comes at a pivotal moment for Adams.
Collins landed a promotion and big raise after Eric Adams took office. Now she’s retiring amid allegations that she hasn’t been showing up to work.
Weisberg, the department’s second in command, oversees a sprawling portfolio. Can he keep the system steady in the wake of Banks’ sudden resignation and chaos at City Hall?
The abrupt change means Deputy Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos will take over the nation’s largest school system later this month.
The schedule lists roughly 40 meetings and events over a span of eight months covering more than 150 work days.
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.
“My North Star is their North Star,” newly appointed chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos told Chalkbeat of her predecessor, David Banks, and Mayor Eric Adams.
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.
Gregory Faulkner will remain chair of the 24-member panel for the 2024-25 school year. Mayor Eric Adams selected him from among three candidates.
Wednesday’s device seizures were the latest move in a swirl of law enforcement inquiries surrounding Mayor Eric Adams, his administration, and his campaign.