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The city’s highest-need schools stand to benefit the least from the new class size caps, and a group of advocates want to give the city time to negotiate changes to the law.
The schools will also be paired with financial educators who will help lead workshops and offer information about topics from money management basics to spotting financial scams.
Black students, children with disabilities, and those living in foster care were disproportionately removed from their classrooms.
Meisha Ross Porter is one of two finalists for the Chicago job. Porter led New York City public schools during the COVID pandemic.
Over 50 schools will receive technology that will directly alert 911 services in cases of an active shooter, the Adams administration announced on Monday.
“For too long, we have allowed individuals like Elon Musk to pretend as if concerns of efficiency and waste are that of the right wing, when in fact, they should be the bedrock of any progressive politics,” he said.
The city’s legal challenge is notable because Mayor Eric Adams previously signaled that he agreed with the Trump administration’s position that the city’s protections for trans students go too far.
Eight months into the job, NYC chancellor shares a new accountability tool along with a vague plan on how AI will become part of NYC schools.
Officials aim to bring in 3,700 extra new teachers on top of normal annual hiring to help reduce class sizes across the city.
Of the 51 steps outlined in the 2023 court order, education officials have only implemented 21 of them.
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.
The push to standardize reading interventions represents one of the first literacy initiatives under Mayor Eric Adams that will directly affect high schools.
Under state law, schools must implement cellphone bans this fall. Gov. Kathy Hochul said it will improve student learning but noted there will be a ‘detoxing period.’
City officials are under pressure to show that Eric Adams’ curriculum overhaul is working. New data paints an encouraging picture but should be interpreted with caution, experts say.
Mamdani’s plan would represent a fundamental shift in school governance at a time when the system faces many pressing issues, from declining enrollment to chronic absenteeism.
Addison Wang was initially skeptical of spending 16 hours a week at a job site instead of at school. Here’s what changed his mind.
If the suit is successful, it would become harder for schools to suspend students for long periods of time.
Under federal law, schools are not allowed to suspend students for long stretches if the behavior in question is linked to their disability. A Chalkbeat investigation found schools have been breaking the rules for years.
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.