New York City Department of Education
Nineteen of the 30 schools selected for the first Journalism For All cohort are in the Bronx and Brooklyn, and the schools have an average student poverty rate of 84%.
The move to pull the contract came just one day after Comptroller Brad Lander raised objections to the AI tool, which listens to students as they read and offers feedback.
City officials want to spend $1.9 million on an AI tutor to help students learn to read. Comptroller Brad Lander says the city needs a clear policy on the technology first.
In a letter shared this week, city officials promised teachers would have greater flexibility in how they implement the city’s reading curriculum mandate.
About half of the city’s public schools would have otherwise lost out on $157 million dollars in midyear cuts, according to the city’s Education Department.
Schools issued 27,724 suspensions during the 2023-24 school year, a 2.4% decline year over year. But superintendent suspensions, which last six days or longer, ticked up about 1%.
Multiple coaches and athletic directors told Chalkbeat the sudden tightening of enforcement feels arbitrary and overly punitive – and it will end up harming kids.
The letters helped spur a dramatic spike in CUNY applications, which multiplied nearly fivefold last fall compared to the year before.
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?
Student trips are up 36% since New York City switched to OMNY cards. Here are some key figures to help understand the new program.
The schedule lists roughly 40 meetings and events over a span of eight months covering more than 150 work days.
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.
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.
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.
P.S. 482 Albee Square Montessori Public School in Downtown Brooklyn is one of nine new public schools opening this fall.
The current policy was adopted by city agencies in March — eliminating a five-day quarantine requirement and instructing individuals to remain at home until their symptoms improve.
Mayor Eric Adams said New York City isn't yet ready to institute a systemwide school cell phone ban
Grieve helped attract private companies to get involved with the city’s new career-connected learning opportunities, including intensive apprenticeships.
Some preschools are still scheduling short days at the beginning of the school year to ease in children, a practice the Education Department wants to end.