Going virtual

The iconic NYC high school directory is going largely virtual. Will that improve the daunting process or disadvantage some families?
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Suspension Intervention

New York

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Carranza says changes to NYC’s school discipline manual are coming soon. Here are 4 questions we’re asking.

seeing blue

New York

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Top education officials protest New York Post stories alleging racial hostility against white administrators

behind the budget

New York

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‘Unacceptable’: NYC Council presses Carranza on budget priorities in hearing

(Very) early education

New York

May 17, 2019

New proposal would extend early childcare pipeline from birth to preschool for some NYC children

First Person

First Person

New York

March 25, 2019

‘Some rich kid will just buy my spot’: The disheartening message the college admissions scandal sent my New York City students

Too often I hear students say they aren't “college material,” even though they have the maturity and skills to succeed. Now, it's harder to convince them they're wrong.

First Person

New York

March 20, 2019

I’m an Asian American graduate of Brooklyn Tech. Please don’t use me as a wedge in your education lawsuit.

I’d like to see the city start by building more schools, beefing up curriculum by teaching ethnic studies, and decreasing class sizes, among other common-sense solutions.

First Person

New York

March 5, 2019

I’ve spent thousands of hours with SESIS. Replacing it isn’t all our students with disabilities need.

Truly improving special education will require a shift in mentality (away from compliance) and in-school practices (toward collaboration), not just new software.

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And the winners are ...

New York

May 17, 2019

These 17 educators just won top honors from New York City

The winners were selected by a panel of education and teachers union officials from a pool of 7,100 candidates.

History Matters

New York

May 17, 2019

Brown v. Board of Education turns 65 today. These students are still fighting for integration in NYC schools.

New York City teens are taking to the streets and meeting with top officials to demand more action on school integration.

graduation rules

New York

May 16, 2019

It’s time to start ‘hard work of rethinking’ Regents exams, New York’s top education policymaker says

Regents exams remain a requirement for New York high schoolers to graduate, but the state’s top education policy maker has opened the door for a future where that is not

closure averted

New York

May 16, 2019

NYC reverses plan to close P.S. 25, a Brooklyn elementary school with just 82 students

The sudden about-face means that a key legal question about school closures and attendance zones will not be immediately resolved.

School segregation / integration

the more things change

New York

April 16, 2019

As New York City makes limited changes to gifted programs, the regular admissions process yields predictable results

The stark segregation of the city’s gifted classes is on track to persist another year, according to new numbers from the city education department released Tuesday.

sound off

New York

April 8, 2019

Here’s your first chance to tell New York senators how you feel about the city’s segregated specialized high schools

In what is sure to be a heated debate, parents, students, educators, and activists can weigh in on the specialized high schools at the first of a series of public forums.

admissions maze

New York

April 4, 2019

‘It’s happening at other schools, too.’ Students raise questions about admissions policies beyond NYC’s specialized high schools

The students believe the root cause of racist incidents is related to a lack of racial diversity created by an admissions process that gives preference to middle school applicants who live or attend schools in District 2, which includes the surrounding affluent neighborhood.

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