Amy Zimmer

Amy Zimmer

Bureau Chief, Chalkbeat New York

Amy Zimmer is the Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat New York. She is an award-winning journalist who previously covered education for the New York news site DNAinfo. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Metro newspaper, and City Limits, among other outlets. Her book, “Meet Miss Subways,” focused on one of the nation’s first integrated beauty contests. She also led content strategy at the tech startup Localize.city. Amy received her bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Yale and has a master’s in journalism from New York University.

Nearly all of the city’s eighth graders who took the Specialized High School Admissions Test this week had no issues with the new computerized format.

Angelo Imperati, an award-winning fifth grade teacher at P.S. 75 in the Bronx, focuses on making learning fun and relevant. He also found time to start a student basketball league.

When it comes to NYC public schools, Zohran Mamdani wants to end mayoral control as well as focus more on helping homeless students and students with disabilities.

Enrollment fell by about 22,000 students, or 2.4%, this year. The city will not claw back more than $250 million from schools with fewer students than projected.

Between Election Day, Veterans Day, and parent teacher conferences, NYC students have barely any full weeks of school in November. Some parents want more say in the calendar.

New York City’s next mayor will oversee the nation’s largest school system. Here’s where the candidates stand on mayoral control, class sizes, selective admissions, and more.

Will mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s free child care plan convince families to stay in NYC for elementary school? A look at affordability and school issues pushing parents to leave.

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

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.