Zohran Mamdani
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.
The $8.9 million New Visions portal helps schools track attendance, graduation progress, and support homeless students. Educators and lawmakers say cutting it could undermine services that Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to expand.
Under New York regulations, parents who receive the vouchers through a popular state-funded program are only supposed to get the benefit for hours when they're working or in school.
New York City is spending $290 million to prevent budget cuts at schools projected to lose enrollment next year. That’s more than twice what the city spent last year.
In interviews, more than a dozen educators, administrators, and officials described a broken contract system that can make it difficult to quickly get services for kids.
The city is celebrating the New York Knicks’ historic NBA championship win with a ticker-tape parade, but some parents and students are angry it conflicts with school and Regents exams.
Schools will see steady budgets for the start of the 2026-27 school year, extending a pandemic-era policy that props up schools with falling enrollment.
Applications close June 26, and parents will get offers by Aug. 2. Most 2-K seats will be free 8 a.m.-6 p.m., year-round.