Community & Wraparound Programs
School districts and organizations are offering free backpacks, school supplies, and other resources before the semester begins.
The new student OMNY cards will roll out during the 2024-25 school year. Previously, student-issued MetroCards were restricted to weekday use during the school year.
"Yo de hecho estoy luchando por mantener a mi familia,” dijo una madre. “Nos decepcionaron.”
The program is a rare example of a pandemic-era program that Congress has made permanent. But delays in many states have left families scrambling.
Earlier this year, NYC officials blamed the upgraded cafeterias for encouraging kids to eat more, and as a result, they cut popular foods from school menus.
Newark schools and organizations are offering free activities and meal assistance programs for students and their families this summer.
For families across New York City, tens of millions of dollars in unused food benefits from the final installment of a pandemic-era program have already begun to expire.
John Dewey High School’s Minecraft club has inspired some students to pursue careers in computer science— and is changing the way some educators approach their lessons.
‘Don’t Wait’ follows three young women as they fight for environmental justice, the removal of school police, and access to arts education. Each activist takes her own path to achieve change.
Some city and state lawmakers say laundry services are critical for schools, but installing them can come with challenges.
Before the pandemic, at least 137 schools serving roughly 70,000 students did not have a school nurse, according to one estimate.
As childhood hunger is on the rise, New York City is scaling up a program for schools to donate food directly to families in need or to food pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens.
Leaders say hiring community school coordinators, like Aurora has at each of its zone schools, is key to making the model work.
A Manhattan parent board’s nonbinding resolution to revisit school guidelines on transgender girls' participation in sports raised alarms among trans students and their allies.
The ‘Youth Civic Hub,’ an online portal launched on Friday aims to increase youth civic engagement and electoral participation.
This year, Newark Public Schools extended summer school program hours until 6 p.m. for students in elementary, middle, and high school.
The program’s popularity likely means thousands of families won’t get a seat.
Brooklyn state Sen. Zellnor Myrie recently introduced legislation for the state’s Office of Children and Family Services to conduct a feasibility study for universal after-school.
Mayor Eric Adams is cutting nearly $7 million from NYC’s after-school program, scrapping about 3,500 seats at a time when interest in programs is on the rise.
Federal law that protects the educational rights of homeless children and youth under 21 says young adults should be enrolled in school immediately, but the city is not meeting this requirement, advocates say.