Roughly half of English learners didn’t receive required instruction, out of nearly 300 students sampled in the audit.
New York City schools are distributing 350,000 devices, complete with internet access, to help close the digital divide and replace outdated equipment.
The frontrunner to be the city’s next mayor has not committed to releasing a detailed vision for the city’s public schools before the election.
Roughly half of English learners didn’t receive required instruction, out of nearly 300 students sampled in the audit.
New York City schools are distributing 350,000 devices, complete with internet access, to help close the digital divide and replace outdated equipment.
The frontrunner to be the city’s next mayor has not committed to releasing a detailed vision for the city’s public schools before the election.
Eric Adams and Zohran Mamdani both visited schools in Queens to kick off the year.
A former Queens COVID testing site is now a $178 million state-of-the-art campus for high schools focused on health care, film, and tech, as well as a special education school.
New York City schools face major policy changes from class size caps to a statewide cellphone ban and a pivotal mayoral election that could reshape the system midyear.
With just days left for NYC families to claim $120 per child in summer food benefits, millions of dollars are going unclaimed as the Sept. 4 application deadline looms.
New standards for school lunches and hospital meals include a ban on processed meats and restrictions on artificial colors, additives, and preservatives.
At M.S. 50, educators believe that student debaters make the best arguments when they believe what they’re saying — and it draws on their own experiences.
The department had mulled moving its division handling public school safety from a community bureau to the office of Chief of Department John Chell.
Dan Weisberg, the system’s second-in-command, and Deputy Chancellor Emma Vadehra, are stepping down. The pair were leading implementation of a new class size mandate.
Officials aim to bring in 3,700 extra new teachers on top of normal annual hiring to help reduce class sizes across the city.
Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos sits down with P.S. Weekly student journalists to preview the new school year, discussing the cellphone ban, restorative justice, and the SHSAT.
Amid threats of detention and deportation, we can no longer promise ‘safe spaces.’ But we can offer ‘brave spaces.’
A new AI writing tool, developed by a Brooklyn school leader and Teachers College researchers, is helping students discover their voices and build confidence in their writing skills.
Marc Kagan reflects on his experience teaching Mamdani, a notable parent conference with the mayoral hopeful’s father, and why he became a teacher at age 47.
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Nearly 1,000 teaching fellows were supposed to be paid to help cover living expenses during their summer training. The checks didn’t arrive until after the program ended.
An older brother is detained in Newark while two other siblings remain in New York, 'unprotected and traumatized' after arrests at immigration check-in.
Federal policy has reached into ELLIS Prep as never before, threatening the school’s ability to recruit new students, retain its current ones, and send its graduates to college.
A student detained by ICE. Another losing her resolve to stay in the U.S. ELLIS Preparatory Academy is fighting for its students as Trump’s immigration enforcement closes in.
This fall, NY schools must follow a “bell-to-bell” phone ban — but policies vary by school. Tell us your school's plans.
The bump in reading scores is good news for Mayor Eric Adams’ literacy overhaul. But the results can’t definitively show whether curriculum changes are driving the gains.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority banned alcohol advertising in 2018, amid concerns about underage drinking. Extensive research shows that alcohol ads drive consumption, particularly for young people.
New York City schools are receiving about $16 million in one-time funding to implement the statewide cellphone ban. Some schools are getting more than $100,000 for device storage solutions.
Of the 51 steps outlined in the 2023 court order, education officials have only implemented 21 of them.
A scheme that gave young people earning minimum wage cash for their government-issued debit cards extracted $17 million in repeat withdrawals still under investigation by the NYPD.
Academics were newly challenging. So, too, was finding others who walked a similar path.
Education Department officials released the admissions statistics shortly after Chalkbeat published a story about the delays.
The delays have raised eyebrows among school integration advocates, government accountability groups, and even former department officials.
The Arthur Project’s middle school mentorship program focuses on helping tweens set personalized goals and improve well-being through fun activities and strong relationships.
Many Teaching Fellows are owed up to $4,500 for participating in an intensive summer training program. City officials blamed bureaucratic snafus for the delayed payments.
The club served middle school students who often take on adult responsibilities at home, like meal preparation.
Q&A: Dan Weisberg on literacy, Mamdani, and his decision to step down as NYC’s No. 2 school official
The second-in-command weighed in on how long it will take reading curriculum mandates to pay off, hiring challenges connected to the class size mandate, and Zohran Mamdani’s education proposals.
A Brooklyn group won a $3 million federal grant for environmental justice work. Trump cut the money.
Brooklyn’s El Puente lost vital federal grants, jeopardizing its youth advocacy program. These cuts threaten environmental justice and community programs across the city.
Adams said the Trump administration’s move to freeze billions in federal education spending would not slow his effort to expand after-school programs.
At first, I worried that I wasn’t worthy of my specialized high school seat. Now, I know better.