Politics & Policy
School funding has risen substantially, but teacher salaries have not. One reason: Districts have instead used more resources to hire additional staff.
With a median home price of roughly $550,000 in the state, a new program aims to help public school employees buy their first homes and stay in the communities where they teach.
The pandemic-era strategy had unusually broad support, and schools had unprecedented federal aid available. But staffing problems, missed sessions, and diluted programs limited its effect.
The new rules will be finalized by the end of December and will take effect for the 2027-28 school year.
A quarter of a century after Sept. 11, NYC teachers often face a unique challenge: conveying the gravity of a day many students never experienced firsthand. Three teachers share how they handle the anniversary as a new school year starts.
Many NYC students found their OMNY cards stopped working on Aug. 31, conflicting with official guidance that the cards last 365 days a year. The sudden coverage gap left families facing unexpected transit costs.
The group offered conventional field trips to parks and museums, but also trips to skydiving centers, pickleball complexes, and water parks like Great Wolf Lodge.
Beyond the city’s high-profile AI policy, here’s what’s changing at NYC public schools this year, from mandated curriculums and school avoidance liaisons to the future of the Regents exams.
NYC public schools are expected to ban student-facing artificial intelligence for grades 2-K through 8 under new guidelines to be announced Wednesday. The rules also limit classroom screen time.
Studies suggest CTE can help students stay engaged, graduate, and land better-paying jobs. But its strongest results may be difficult for more schools to reproduce.
A virtual panel agreed that MSCS needs a public, sustainable plan to outlast superintendent and board turnover. They disagree on the details.
The ruling represents a loss for four school districts, three charter schools, and a public education cooperative.
Families are increasingly choosing online public schools, even as research has raised concerns about their academic results.
Families are wondering what they’ll do if programs don’t open, said the head of a bilingual outdoor education program for homeschoolers.
A failed Arizona ballot initiative sought new limits on one of the nation’s most expansive school choice programs — and exposed a key split among voucher supporters.
“Anyone can be a Monday morning quarterback, but I am proud of ERBOCES,” said one District 49 board member.
A new paper traces how family income, test scores, and educational spending rise together — leaving the least advantaged students in the least-resourced colleges.
“I interpret the lack of suitors to be a collective, statewide referendum on ERBOCES, and their dissolution is therefore correct,” said one board member.
The Trump administration has canceled teen pregnancy prevention grants for three New York organizations as it shifts to boosting an abstinence-based approach to sex ed.
The ruling invalidates a school board appointment and a 2025 agreement that allowed the opening of a ‘public Christian school.’