Nearly 130 universities across New York are waiving application fees for the state’s students, Gov. Hochul said Monday.

New York City schools are increasingly adopting restorative justice practices, but are students bought into the new approach? A student journalist investigates.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa immediately denounced Mamdani’s proposals and said they would expand gifted programs.

Nearly 130 universities across New York are waiving application fees for the state’s students, Gov. Hochul said Monday.

New York City schools are increasingly adopting restorative justice practices, but are students bought into the new approach? A student journalist investigates.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa immediately denounced Mamdani’s proposals and said they would expand gifted programs.

Students from Zeta Charter School in the Bronx were disappointed when their Capitol tour was canceled by the government shutdown. But they soon got an unforgettable civics lesson.

The annual NYC school survey reveals a mixed picture: Teacher approval for Chancellor Aviles-Ramos is up, but many students say they don’t feel challenged.

Worried about AI, tutors, and parents helping with admissions essays, Beacon High School will now require applicants to write their essays in person.

The mayor became known for slashing the Education Department’s budget, but the full picture is more complex.

Eight months into the job, NYC chancellor shares a new accountability tool along with a vague plan on how AI will become part of NYC schools.

Eric Adams’ decision to exit the race means the nation’s largest school system will be overseen by a new administration when he leaves office in January.

Cuomo has pressed his case in recent weeks for expanding the charter sector, closing low-performing schools, and adding new specialized programs.

Kim Sweet, the longtime leader of Advocates for Children, reflects on the school system’s progress (and failures) in educating vulnerable kids.

Dylan Lopez Contreras, a Bronx high school student detained by federal agents in May, was denied asylum and ordered back to Venezuela. His lawyers are appealing the ruling.

At stake is $36 million in federal grants earmarked for NYC schools that are being withheld because city officials did not alter policies designed to protect transgender students.

After the Trump administration threats, Mayor Eric Adams began criticizing city policies that give trans students access to bathrooms that align with their gender identity.

The program is part of a strategy to equip young people not only to care for their own well-being, but also to support peers in crisis — and to recognize when to guide them toward professional help.

Parents and charter school leaders spoke about school choice, funding, and the mayoral race.

Mayor Eric Adams made comments at odds with city and state policy that allows students to use bathrooms aligning with their gender identity.

Elevated rates of absenteeism have bedeviled school districts across the country in the wake of the pandemic.

"Esta detención injusta ha frustrado y paralizado mi educación y mis esfuerzos momentáneamente", dijo Dylan. "Pero no me hará renunciar a esforzarme por alcanzar mis metas educativas".

After seeing the toll burnout was taking on her colleagues, this Manhattan teacher traveled to Spain and Italy to learn new ways to help them recharge and find joy.

A new report from NYC’s Education Department shows that 90 out of about 400 high schools offer journalism classes.

Charter school leaders are planning to rally on Thursday, less than two months before the mayoral election. Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner, has criticized the sector.

A New York City autism charter school is pioneering virtual reality to teach its students vital social skills. The method is showing promising results, according to new research.

If Zohran Mamdani takes the helm at City Hall, how he picks his schools chief could be an early test of whether he will consider community feedback in governing the nation’s largest school system.

While state law requires 180 days, New York City’s school calendar counts four staff development days to meet the requirement, leaving some parents dismayed.

Roughly half of English learners didn’t receive required instruction, out of nearly 300 students sampled in the audit.

New York City schools are distributing 350,000 devices, complete with internet access, to help close the digital divide and replace outdated equipment.

The frontrunner to be the city’s next mayor has not committed to releasing a detailed vision for the city’s public schools before the election.

A former Queens COVID testing site is now a $178 million state-of-the-art campus for high schools focused on health care, film, and tech, as well as a special education school.

New York City schools face major policy changes from class size caps to a statewide cellphone ban and a pivotal mayoral election that could reshape the system midyear.

With just days left for NYC families to claim $120 per child in summer food benefits, millions of dollars are going unclaimed as the Sept. 4 application deadline looms.

New standards for school lunches and hospital meals include a ban on processed meats and restrictions on artificial colors, additives, and preservatives.

At M.S. 50, educators believe that student debaters make the best arguments when they believe what they’re saying — and it draws on their own experiences.