Big cuts are coming to nonprofits that partner with dozens of New York City’s “community schools,” providing them with wraparound support for students, such as mental health services, attendance monitoring, and dental or vision check-ups….
Following a stunning rejection last month, New York City’s education panel approved Wednesday the city’s school funding formula for next year, as Schools Chancellor David Banks promised to create a group that will review the 15-year-old formula….
With fewer than a dozen working days left until the legislative session concludes in Albany early next month, Mayor Eric Adams is making his pitch asking lawmakers to extend his control over New York City…
Mayor Eric Adams proposed a budget Tuesday that expands summer programming for public schools and increases work opportunities for students. His remarks about education largely centered on expanding these programs as a way to keep…
The city’s Panel for Educational Policy voted Wednesday night against the routine approval of New York City’s school funding formula, raising significant concerns about school budgets for next academic year. The panel’s rejection, stemming from…
Prospective teachers in New York state will no longer have to take the controversial edTPA, a national assessment that some have criticized as being a barrier to diversifying and growing the teacher workforce. New York’s…
New York state lawmakers passed a budget over the weekend that will boost funding for New York City schools by about 4% per pupil next school year. The city’s public schools will receive just over…
Three years ago, then-16-year-old Javier hoped to get a summer job to gain some work experience. He tried filling out an application for the city’s sprawling Summer Youth Employment Program, but quickly discovered that applicants…
New York City’s teachers union wants to open discussions with Mayor Eric Adams about allowing their unvaccinated members to work — one month after 900 education department employees were fired for not getting their shots….
Jessica Baba, 15, knows little about computer science. But by next fall, she hopes to be one of a relatively few students across the country to learn how to protect the United States against cyberattacks….