Zohran Mamdani
New York City schools did not see systemwide problems, just pockets of frustration logging into Google classrooms. Classes will resume in-person on Tuesday, officials said.
The move will affect roughly 500,000 students who will be expected to log on virtually.
In exclusive interviews, Chalkbeat spoke with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Chancellor Kamar Samuels about their plans for the nation’s largest school system.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state is taking an “unprecedented step” to commit to two years of child care funding despite looming federal budget threats.
The new mayor says parent coordinators should be organizers rather than administrators. Take our survey and tell us what you think.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he wants to reform mayoral control rather than end it.
Samuels led on school integration and a previous effort to scale back gifted programs, initiatives Mamdani wants to revive.
How should Zohran Mamdani improve the school system? We asked educators, parents, students, and experts for their big ideas.
We asked educators, families, students, and experts for big ideas about how Zohran Mamdani could improve the school system.
The current chancellor, a former chancellor, and others with deep ties to New York could be in the running.
Zohran Mamdani received the highest number of donations from DOE employees in 23 years, despite his thin education agenda.
Some parent groups are pushing Mamdani to consult families and educators before he makes a final decision about who should run the nation’s largest school system.
A waitlist for child care vouchers in NYC has grown to 10,000 children, revealing a crisis that is hurting working parents and child care providers. Can Mayor-elect Mamdani fix it?
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani taps child care advocates and de Blasio-era officials for his youth and education committee. Current K-12 educators and students were notably absent.
Mayor Eric Adams has lost control of New York City’s school board. He no longer has a majority of appointees, and members have rejected several proposals recently.
Last year, more than 27,000 of the city’s roughly 136,000 free child care seats for kids ages 4 and under went unfilled, about 1 in every 5 seats.
The legislation, supported by 47 of the City Council’s 51 members, would bring relief to thousands of paraprofessionals, whose starting salary is $32,000.
Here’s what experts told Chalkbeat about where the child care system stands now and what it will take to make it free for all.
Veterans of the city’s prekindergarten expansion say there are lessons for the Mamdani campaign about how to balance growing quickly with keeping the system stable.
Some groups urged Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to continue Mayor Eric Adams’ curriculum reforms. Meanwhile, charter school leaders extended an olive branch.