Some lawmakers in Albany want school districts to be able to allow cellphone use between classes, despite concerns from Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Facing a shortage of school safety staff, NYPD officials announced plans in 2023 to hire hundreds of “assistant” agents as young as 18. The program has yet to launch.
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.
Some lawmakers in Albany want school districts to be able to allow cellphone use between classes, despite concerns from Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Facing a shortage of school safety staff, NYPD officials announced plans in 2023 to hire hundreds of “assistant” agents as young as 18. The program has yet to launch.
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.
With measles cases on the rise nationally, NYC public health experts are encouraging vaccination against the disease.
The face-off between the two former classmates at Bayside High School, Eric Adams and Adrienne Adams, barely registered among graduating seniors.
The announcement came Thursday as a crowded field of candidates vies for political support ahead of the June 24 primary and Nov. 4 general election.
A top aide to ex-Deputy Mayor Phil Banks rolled into a high-paying job with BusPatrol after helping the firm get its cameras on board NYC school buses — and in line for a big contract.
It hurts to see the U.S. turn its back on my homeland.
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of attorney generals, warning schools that fears over a loss of federal funding were “not a justification to impose or reimpose discriminatory practices.”
Mayor Eric Adams has faced criticism over early childhood funding. The appointment comes more than a year after the former executive director of the office departed.
The Summer Rising program, which blends academic instruction with enrichment activities over the summer, has seen high demand among families.
As some schools have been waiting several weeks for student OMNY card replacements, families and educators worry about migrant students with non-working cards.
The program matches 100,000 young people ages 14-24 with paid job opportunities across New York City.
Nearly 1 in 5 students in New York City identifies as Asian American, but just 8% of teachers and 5% of administrators are Asian American.
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.
Commonpoint, a Queens-based social and youth services organization, is taking over the Boys and Girls Club in Crotona that closed last year.
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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.
Most eligible families will receive the Summer EBT funds automatically. But last year among NY families required to apply, few submitted applications, according to state data.
Mold, dust, and a severe allergy: Manhattan guidance counselor sues NYC schools for denying transfer
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.
Reading passages cannot take the place of reading books.
Some families and educators in New York City are preparing students for what to do if they run into federal immigration agents outside of school.
Amid confusion over shifting ICE guidance, NYC schools offers first direct communication to families
United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew blasted Mayor Eric Adams over the confusion, calling the shifting guidance “a selfish political ploy.”
Observers raised fears that Adams may face additional pressure to crack down on immigrants and reverberate across the nation’s largest school system.
Several of the city’s borough presidents are trying to expand the representation of young people on community boards. The move comes as New York is expanding civics education.
The findings are significant because there’s strong evidence that teachers of color bring a range of educational benefits for students.
The Jan. 13 memo allows city workers to let federal agents into public buildings without a warrant signed from a judge if they feel “reasonably threatened” for their own safety or that of others.
New York City this year launched a network of disability pride clubs. Of the 90 schools that have such clubs, Stuyvesant High School’s is the largest.
NYC settles suit over failure to offer translation services to parents of children with disabilities
The lawsuit claimed that some families were unable to access communications about bullying, lead contamination, special education services, and even serious medical conditions.
Students with disabilities don’t earn diplomas when they’re on the alternate assessment track. Some parents aren’t aware of that consequence when they choose that track.
Exemptions to the city’s reading curriculum mandate have been awarded to schools with unusually high reading scores on state tests.
Trump’s executive order threatens to withhold federal funding from schools that support students in gender transitions or that teach about the prevalence of racism in American life.
Learning doesn’t have to be student-driven to be student-centric.
The push to increase pay for paraprofessionals comes as UFT President Michael Mulgrew is up for re-election this year. Some educators who hope to unseat him have called attention to the issue.
The university intends to redouble its efforts to attract adult learners.
Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos is concerned about the governor’s school funding plan. She also asked Albany for more money to help implement a statewide student cellphone ban.