Teaching & Classroom
Kamar Samuels’ proposals represent the school system’s first concrete policy response after a Manhattan mom’s racist comment drew widespread condemnation.
Vladimir Kogan argues school governance is built around adult incentives, not student learning. He lays out three fixes — from election timing to growth data.
NYC public school attendance dipped to 63% Tuesday after a record snow storm. Mayor Mamdani said remote learning was off the table because of device access issues after midwinter break.
Small teams of educators working together to support students and improve their teaching styles could be the key to keeping more teachers in the classroom, advocates say.
In this small town, high school students and their teachers ensure the story of Japanese American incarceration doesn’t get watered down.
Shana Engel tells her students that “wrong answers are still great answers, because through fixing our mistakes, we develop a greater understanding."
A new study shows that the effectiveness of top teachers declined sharply when they took bonuses to teach in struggling schools. This suggests teacher skill is not a fixed characteristic.
Criteria include a child’s overall health and development, plus their attitude toward learning. But debate continues about whether children need to be ready for school or schools need to be ready for children.
Cities and states are funding preschool programs to give more students a good start on their education.
Bronx teacher Carolina Castro-Skehan brings green infrastructure to life for her students and also helps shape science standards through her work on Regents exams.
New York City schools did not see systemwide problems, just pockets of frustration logging into Google classrooms. Classes will resume in-person on Tuesday, officials said.
New research finds about 4 in 10 students support school cellphone bans that apply to classrooms, but nearly 80% oppose blanket restrictions.
Some schools are already prepping to ensure their students have devices in case schools need to go virtual because of a possible winter storm this weekend.
A new study from the National Council on Teacher Quality surveys the state of parental leave policies and makes the case that more generous leave could reduce teacher turnover.
NYC schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels told principals he plans to stick with Mayor Eric Adams’ reading curriculum overhaul.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he wants to reform mayoral control rather than end it.
More student engagement but less space. Here’s a look inside how the class size mandate is changing NYC schools.
Newark students will see stricter cellphone rules in schools after the district received more than $176,000 from the state to enforce a “bell-to-bell” policy to limit the use of cellphones.
Teachers at a Brooklyn school say there’s micromanagement and a lack of respect. Now their union is mounting a social media campaign to support them.
Credit-recovery programs give students the chance to earn credits they need for the next grade or graduation. But do these second chances to pass give the system permission to fail?