As a number of education lawsuits fight for headlines, a new report is trying to call attention back to one suit advocates already won. The report calls out New York state for not giving New York City and other high-need districts billions of dollars they are owed from the 2007 settlement of the Campaign for Fiscal
As demand for computer science education has increased, summer programs focused on coding have popped up around the city, offering students an introduction to the field.
A former principal was arrested Thursday for the misappropriation of more than $20,000 of school funds, a year after he left the school. Robert Hannibal, who led J.H.S. 145, also known as the Arturo Toscanini School, allegedly stole money from the the school’s general funds from 2010 through 2012, after depositing
Teachers shared their ideas and best practices for incorporating web-based apps into the classroom at the School Technology Summit Wednesday.
New York City is among 60 of the nation’s largest urban school districts that are pledging to help President Barack Obama push an initiative to improve educational and job opportunities for African-American and Latino boys. Part of the symbolic agreement, which Obama plans to announce Monday, will mean cities agree
The state is providing more than $4 million in additional funds to organizations providing after-school programs in the city over the next five years, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced Friday. That funding adds to what the city has already budgeted for the programs in middle schools next year, as Mayor Bill de
Mayor Bill de Blasio gathered a group of nearly 70 influential advocates and education leaders to an advisory board to help form plans to create 100 community schools during his first term.
A change in state law means that five charter schools will be able to offer pre-kindergarten programs for the first time this fall.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced how the city will spend increased funding for arts education Tuesday, emphasizing over 100 new teachers and improvements to facilitates.
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer gave arts education more attention outside of City Hall Monday, as she pushed for the city to re-evaluate how it tracks schools' arts programs.