Zohran Mamdani
The reversal allows a major CUNY tutoring program to continue offering virtual reading lessons to young students who need extra support.
It’s the first time New York City has enrolled from the waitlist in more than a year. But the expansion still leaves roughly 20,000 children on the waitlist.
The mayor acknowledged systemic failures in the school system but did not commit to changes in admissions policies or attendance zones.
Alan Ong, a state assembly aide, will lead NYC’s Panel for Educational Policy. The volunteer body votes on major policies and contracts.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is betting big on the program, which he hopes to expand to 12,000 seats next year and citywide by the end of his first term.
Free 2-K and new AI restrictions are taking effect, but much of the mayor’s K-12 agenda remains unclear. Here are five issues to watch.
Erica Phillips, a nonprofit leader with a history of supporting family childcare providers, will take over the Education Department’s Division of Early Childhood Education at a critical juncture.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced $43 million in funding and other reforms to resolve chronic city payment delays to early childhood education providers. The backlog threatens the rollout of his signature 2-K program.
City officials urged the board to approve the $1.65 million deal that supports “mission critical” HR and enrollment systems. Opposition to Oracle and concerns about AI helped sink it.
Mamdani’s administration said the city was paying for far more internet coverage than necessary, and could secure internet service for students who need it at a much lower cost.
The legal challenge puts Mayor Zohran Mamdani in an awkward position because he supported similar legislation on the campaign trail.
Experts worry NYC’s new class size bonuses could disproportionately benefit teachers at more affluent schools, where classes tend to be larger.
Simone Hawkins, the Education Department's deputy chancellor for early childhood, will leave in September as the city prepares to launch Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new free childcare program for 2-year-olds.
The mandate was first introduced as part of Eric Adams’ NYC Reads curriculum overhaul. Early childhood programs can now apply to use other options.
The mayor's appointees include education leaders, parent advocates, and nonprofit executives. The new board will weigh contentious issues including AI policies, school closures, and major contracts.
Through NYC’s Summer Youth Employment Program, hundreds of teens are working with experts and AI tools to reimagine sports infrastructure. The initiative aims to inspire careers in STEM and design.
Mayor Mamdani says the measure violates state labor law, but it passed the City Council with a veto-proof majority.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan to expand popular special education programs into preschool classrooms as the city tries to address a longstanding shortage of seats for young children with disabilities.
Out of the hundreds of press releases Mamdani sent out since his term began, just 11 relate to K-12 education.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's first budget boosts college savings accounts for kindergartners tenfold and restores funding for several education programs that had faced cuts.