Eric Adams

Out of the city’s roughly 1,600 schools, a whopping 80% have been identified to have asbestos and are required by federal law to be inspected every three years.

Principals said they were grateful for the additional money, but expressed worry that a cutthroat hiring season could make it hard to find quality teachers.

The rally on Thursday was the culmination of a project in 10th-grade English classes at Leaders High School in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

The council asked for nearly $300 million more for early childhood education, which has emerged as a major sticking point in recent budget negotiations.

The Panel for Educational Policy agreed to hold off on awarding the contract despite warnings from city officials about setting a dangerous precedent.

Advocates have fought to make funding for the mental health program permanent. But Adams once again left it out of his preliminary budget.

Facing a shortage of school safety staff, NYPD officials announced plans in 2023 to hire hundreds of “assistant” agents as young as 18. The program has yet to launch.

Staffers say the shortage has created long lines at metal detectors, making students late to class. In one case, a student was stabbed in an area safety agents once patrolled.

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.

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