Teaching & Classroom
Deputy Chancellor Dan Weisberg made the comments after a Brooklyn superintendent suggested his district, which includes affluent neighborhoods, would have flexibility with the curriculum mandate.
The literacy overhaul has enjoyed support from many advocates and experts. But will the momentum last as NYC expands its reading instruction shift?
This episode of P.S. Weekly looks at how a recent national wave of book banning has touched NYC schools. One Queens librarian faced harassment for posting LGBTQ books on social media.
In a recent Colorado teachers union survey, 32% of respondents said they had experienced physical abuse by a student in the past two years.
P.S. Weekly talks with students and educators about the challenges migrant students are facing.
Carolyne Quintana, a deputy chancellor who oversees the department’s signature literacy initiative, is leaving at the end of the school year.
Listen to the sounds of the NYC school system. From Chalkbeat and The Bell, this student-created podcast explores pressing issues facing schools. Episodes will air Wednesday mornings.
Maha Hasen has made it her mission to bring computer science to Fordham High School for the Arts and reach more girls.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and LGBTQ groups have both claimed that the settlement is a win.
The directive could mark a significant shift in a system where principals have traditionally had wide latitude to manage their own hiring.
At Chalkbeat New York, we’re hoping to dive deeper on how schools are handling cell phones. We want to learn more about the policies schools are adopting.
The 2024 U.S. presidential election will dominate conversations. Chalkbeat and The New York Times want to hear from high school students about how this moment feels inside your classrooms.
The 2024 U.S. presidential election will dominate conversations. Chalkbeat and The New York Times want to hear from high school educators about how this moment feels in your classes.
The Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women is one of about 700 schools nationwide participating in a pilot program for the Advanced Placement course this year.
The theme of the March 1 event co-hosted by Chalkbeat Indiana in Indianapolis is: “From Lesson Plan to New Plan.”
As one Manhattan elementary school moves away from Lucy Calkins’ popular reading curriculum, they’re leaning on a private school neighbor for phonics training.
Chalkbeat gets a shout-out on ‘Abbott Elementary’
A national survey of U.S. principals found that restrictions on whether eighth graders can take the gateway math class vary a lot by state.
In a major shift, the majority of the city’s elementary school students will soon use the same curriculum for reading.
Comfort Agboola, a middle school teacher at Poe Classical Elementary School, is the only Illinois teacher and first CPS teacher since 2010 to be given the Milken Educator Award.