New York City Department of Education
The Education Department is using an emergency contract to buy 15 X-ray machines, circumventing the regular purchasing process.
Multiple parents reported problems with the election site Friday morning, including parents appearing on ballots for seats for which they are not running.
Education Department officials are hoping that programs like one at Brooklyn International can serve as a model to help the city creatively address a historic teacher hiring challenge.
In an exclusive interview, Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos explained why she believes middle school math curriculums should be standardized despite outcry from the teachers union.
The mayor’s reading and math curriculum mandates will cover all middle schools by fall 2027. It will likely fall to his successor to implement them.
The abrupt removal of Superintendent Brendan Mims angered community members who said he’s pushed the district forward academically.
Some families cited a lack of affordable housing. Others were searching for better schools.
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 Panel for Educational Policy agreed to hold off on awarding the contract despite warnings from city officials about setting a dangerous precedent.
Education Department officials are forcing schools to deliver extra test prep after state reading scores dipped last year amid a massive curriculum overhaul.
New York City’s 2016 law requiring schools to provide free menstrual products in bathrooms was the first such legislation in the country.
Veteran educator Steve Lazar is part of a growing virtual program that helps give small schools access to a wider range of advanced classes.
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.
Brooklyn’s P.S. 25 is slated to close at the end of the school year. Meanwhile, education officials postponed a vote to close another school with dwindling enrollment.
Some questioned why the chancellor’s letter did not directly address attacks on transgender students by the Trump administration — and why it took weeks to arrive.
The long-awaited hearing, originally scheduled for Wednesday, aimed to give lawmakers a chance to publicly question city Education Department officials on the state of school diversity efforts.
A counselor at Manhattan’s P.S. 28 says she experienced a series of severe allergic reactions to conditions at her school. A new lawsuit claims the city broke disability laws in denying a transfer.
PBS had deleted the LGBTQ history videos in response to a barrage of executive orders seeking to rid schools of “discriminatory equity ideology” and abolish DEI programs.
The findings are significant because there’s strong evidence that teachers of color bring a range of educational benefits for students.
The lawsuit claimed that some families were unable to access communications about bullying, lead contamination, special education services, and even serious medical conditions.