Teaching & Classroom
While state law requires 180 days, New York City’s school calendar counts four staff development days to meet the requirement, leaving some parents dismayed.
New York City schools are distributing 350,000 devices, complete with internet access, to help close the digital divide and replace outdated equipment.
Scores fell for both boys and girls, but girls’ scores fell more. The reasons why are not entirely clear.
Eric Adams and Zohran Mamdani both visited schools in Queens to kick off the year.
A former Queens COVID testing site is now a $178 million state-of-the-art campus for high schools focused on health care, film, and tech, as well as a special education school.
New York City schools face major policy changes from class size caps to a statewide cellphone ban and a pivotal mayoral election that could reshape the system midyear.
Officials aim to bring in 3,700 extra new teachers on top of normal annual hiring to help reduce class sizes across the city.
Mike Montgomery was named 2025 Outstanding Teacher by the nonprofit Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom.
Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos sits down with P.S. Weekly student journalists to preview the new school year, discussing the cellphone ban, restorative justice, and the SHSAT.
Changes to requirements for educators and other mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect will take effect on Sept. 1. Here’s a guide on how to follow the new law.
A new AI writing tool, developed by a Brooklyn school leader and Teachers College researchers, is helping students discover their voices and build confidence in their writing skills.
Creado por una ley estatal de 2023, el programa combina clases universitarias con formación en el puesto de trabajo.
AI tools offer unique support to teachers of students learning English. But used unethically or unwisely, these tools could exacerbate gaps between English learners and their peers, experts say.
The bump in reading scores is good news for Mayor Eric Adams’ literacy overhaul. But the results can’t definitively show whether curriculum changes are driving the gains.
New York City schools are receiving about $16 million in one-time funding to implement the statewide cellphone ban. Some schools are getting more than $100,000 for device storage solutions.
When asked to generate behavior intervention plans, AI teacher assistants recommended more punitive approaches for students with Black-coded names, a new study from Common Sense Media found.
The new program, which was created by a 2023 state law, combines college classes with on-the-job training.
Many Teaching Fellows are owed up to $4,500 for participating in an intensive summer training program. City officials blamed bureaucratic snafus for the delayed payments.
Teachers being hurt on the job is a common yet underreported issue, educators and experts said.
The push to standardize reading interventions represents one of the first literacy initiatives under Mayor Eric Adams that will directly affect high schools.