City officials are under pressure to show that Eric Adams’ curriculum overhaul is working. New data paints an encouraging picture but should be interpreted with caution, experts say.
Mamdani’s plan would represent a fundamental shift in school governance at a time when the system faces many pressing issues, from declining enrollment to chronic absenteeism.
The $10 million child care pilot program is expected to create hundreds of new seats in high-need communities. The spending blueprint would also boost funding for preschoolers with disabilities.
Officials hope the new role will help create a pipeline of new school safety agents, a workforce that has declined 28% over the past five years. Critics say teens should not be involved in school safety.
As city officials encourage schools to move activities inside, nearly 1 in 5 classrooms still lack air conditioning.
Addison Wang was initially skeptical of spending 16 hours a week at a job site instead of at school. Here’s what changed his mind.
PLACE, a polarizing education advocacy group, lost seats in Manhattan’s District 2 amid a controversial push to rethink transgender students’ access to sports teams.
NYC’s second-largest union, the UFT, will not endorse a mayoral primary candidate because of deep divisions among members on key issues beyond education.
NYC mayoral candidates weigh in on the city’s $40 billion school system serving 911,000 students. Find out their takes on curriculum, class size, selective admissions, and more.
The city spent millions of dollars on air purifiers in schools to combat COVID. But the devices should also help with pollutants like wildfire smoke.