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.
As community college enrollment dips, dual enrollment programs are booming, often saving families thousands of dollars in tuition and putting students on a path to higher education.
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?
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.
As community college enrollment dips, dual enrollment programs are booming, often saving families thousands of dollars in tuition and putting students on a path to higher education.
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?
How New York families can save for college — and how some have $100 already
A specialized Queens high school is fed up. Relocating to a new building might be the answer. But another school is also eyeing the building.
Chalkbeat identified 60 schools that likely took in the largest shares of migrant students from 2022 to 2024. Their enrollment has fallen by 11% this year, according to preliminary data.
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.
Left-wing political coalitions have typically supported elected school boards. Yet as districts face new existential threats, progressive mayors are testing that and other assumptions.
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.
The Panel for Education Policy approved the 3-year contract extension after a monthslong saga that included work stoppage threats. Roughly 150,000 students ride yellow school buses in NYC.
Adams added the after-school seats at 75 schools just 43 days before leaving office.
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Students in juvenile detention often don’t receive required special education support and struggle to reengage with school when they’re released.
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.
Nearly all of the city’s eighth graders who took the Specialized High School Admissions Test this week had no issues with the new computerized format.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Black students, children with disabilities, and those living in foster care were disproportionately removed from their classrooms.
Angelo Imperati, an award-winning fifth grade teacher at P.S. 75 in the Bronx, focuses on making learning fun and relevant. He also found time to start a student basketball league.
Meisha Ross Porter is one of two finalists for the Chicago job. Porter led New York City public schools during the COVID pandemic.
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.
Mandatory climate education is coming to NY schools but advocates say the state needs funding for implementation.
When it comes to NYC public schools, Zohran Mamdani wants to end mayoral control as well as focus more on helping homeless students and students with disabilities.
Enrollment fell by about 22,000 students, or 2.4%, this year. The city will not claw back more than $250 million from schools with fewer students than projected.
Between Election Day, Veterans Day, and parent teacher conferences, NYC students have barely any full weeks of school in November. Some parents want more say in the calendar.
Two federal judges ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration will be required to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through the government shutdown. But the administration has yet to comment.
School bus companies sign a 30-day contract extension with the city Thursday evening. Students will have buses for their commute on Monday.
Students are relying on TikTok to stay informed about this year’s mayoral election. At Mamdani’s and Cuomo’s alma maters, students are largely rooting for Mamdani.
The city Education Department hasn’t launched a systemwide effort to help families at risk of losing SNAP. But many schools are coming up with their own plans.
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign convened education advocates to discuss mayoral control, school safety, charter schools, and more.
Over 50 schools will receive technology that will directly alert 911 services in cases of an active shooter, the Adams administration announced on Monday.
The 240 new free child care seats are part of a $10 million pilot program to expand access, regardless of families’ income levels.
The Ecuadorian teen was legally in the U.S. under a special status for at-risk juveniles, which under prior administrations shielded a young person from deportation until they could apply for a green card.