New York City Department of Education

Six of 11 members of Samuels’ cabinet are staying in roles they assumed in the previous administration.

Aviles-Ramos started a new job this week as a senior advisor at HMH, a curriculum company that does tens of millions of dollars of business with NYC’s public schools.

The survey is in: Parent coordinators told us what they want the city to know about their jobs.

Kamar Samuels’ proposals represent the school system’s first concrete policy response after a Manhattan mom’s racist comment drew widespread condemnation.

After a Hunter College professor was caught on a hot mic making a racist remark, parent leaders demanded she be fired and urged the city’s Education Department to expand access to its Black Studies curriculum.

City officials said 8,000 Education Department employees have been working to prepare school buildings to reopen on Tuesday.

After years of families complaining about overcrowding, Queens High School for the Sciences will likely move in the fall. HBCU Early College Prep is also expected to get a new home.

Several existing programs didn’t make it into the mayor’s preliminary budget, including restorative justice, a program for students with sensory needs, and an initiative for those at risk of dropping out.

Joe Borelli, a Republican appointed to the school by former Mayor Eric Adams, immediately faced criticism from the chair of the Panel for Educational policy.

A federal judge rejected a lawsuit claiming NYC school suspensions violate students’ constitutional rights.

Dinowitz’s first oversight hearing will focus on mayoral control of NYC schools, which Zohran Mamdani criticized during the campaign but recently embraced.

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.

Federal officials argue New York City’s policy allowing transgender athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity violates prohibitions on sex discrimination.

The plan is part of the governor’s broader education agenda, which includes funding a free child care program for 2-year-olds in New York City.

In exclusive interviews, Chalkbeat spoke with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Chancellor Kamar Samuels about their plans for the nation’s largest school system.

The new mayor says parent coordinators should be organizers rather than administrators. Take our survey and tell us what you think.

NYC schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels told principals he plans to stick with Mayor Eric Adams’ reading curriculum overhaul.

In his first letter to Education Department staff, Samuels emphasized culturally responsive teaching, school integration, and community input in his decision-making.

Samuels led on school integration and a previous effort to scale back gifted programs, initiatives Mamdani wants to revive.