NYC schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels will visit every borough two times over the next couple of months to gather feedback from families and educators.
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 received 50,000 applications for its free preschool programs in just two weeks as Mayor Mamdani focuses on outreach. Families have until Feb. 27 to apply.
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.
The move will affect roughly 500,000 students who will be expected to log on virtually.
In his snow-day update, Mayor Mamdani confirmed that Monday will either be in-person or remote learning. He’ll make the decision by noon on Sunday.
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.
Samuels has steadily worked his way up in the Education Department over 20 years, earning a reputation as a leader who seeks consensus on tough issues including school integration and mergers.
Mayor Mamdani will head to Albany with a bold plan for universal child care and debate the future of NYC school governance and class size mandates.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he wants to reform mayoral control rather than end it.