Education will be a top responsibility for New York City’s next mayor. In the nation's largest school system, the mayor controls the Education Department, appointing a chancellor who oversees a $40 billion budget and about 150,000 employees.
Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani would reshape the nation’s largest school system through partnerships and by addressing systemic issues like homelessness and class size.
Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani led the Democratic primary for New York City mayor as former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded. Cuomo could still run in the general election.
NYC’s second-largest union, the UFT, will not endorse a mayoral primary candidate because of deep divisions among members on key issues beyond education.
NYC mayoral candidates weigh in on the city’s $40 billion school system serving 911,000 students. Find out their takes on curriculum, class size, selective admissions, and more.
New York City schools receive more than $2 billion a year in federal funds. How would the next mayor respond if President Donald Trump threatens to withhold it?
New York City’s mayor has an unusual level of authority over public schools. But mayoral control is up for renewal once again midway through 2026.
Small schools are expensive to operate and simultaneously struggle to afford basic programs. But closing them will likely spark community backlash.
The number of school safety agents has fallen nearly 30% over the past five years, causing concern among principals. Here’s how the mayoral candidates would approach school security.
Many of the NYC mayoral candidates voiced support for the SHSAT and said they’d expand the number of specialized schools.
Class size reduction is projected to cost billions of dollars. We asked the mayoral candidates how they approach the state mandate and where the money should come from.
Chalkbeat asked every mayoral candidate whether they would keep the NYC Reads and NYC Solves curriculum mandates in place. Here’s what they told us.