Dept. of Ed. Distributing Narcan to NYC Public High Schools But Rollout Lags Nearly one third of public high schools that should have been stocked with naloxone for the first time at the start of the... Education Guide 02 Oct 2023 | 10:35
The historic Roosevelt Hotel in mid-town Manhattan was turned into a shelter for many newly arriving migrant families over the summer. Photo: Beau Matic An Influx of Migrant Children Tests the Preparedness of NYC Schools NEW YORK (AP)–Damien, age 5, was giddy with excitement as he left a Manhattan homeless shelter, sometimes running and skipping... Education Guide 01 Oct 2023 | 11:53
Ann Kirschner, the new president at Hunter College, meets with students at the start of the fall semester. The college with 24,000 students is one of the most diverse student bodies in the country, she says. Photo: Courtesy Hunter College Tech Entrepreneur Turned Educator Tackles New Job as Hunter College’s New Pres From the outside, Hunter College looks more like a Manhattan office tower than a university. But step inside and it is instantly... News 25 Sep 2023 | 12:34
Boarding School: The Upside to Being a “Captive Audience” While public or private day schools are considered the go-to by many parents and students moving ahead into middle and high... Education Guide 14 Sep 2023 | 01:21
An American high school senior who grew up in NYC’s Chinatown travels to Indiana as part of an international exchange program this past summer and learns to cope with racism both overt and unintentional, for the first time. Photo: Courtesy Vanessa Chen What a Cultural Exchange Program Taught Me About Responding to Racism In the heat of the Indiana sun, a cold sweat ran down my spine. With my mouth agape and adrenaline coursing through me, I... Education Guide 13 Sep 2023 | 03:20
Tensions flared at an Aug. 9 parent meeting over how selective New York City high schools choose their students. ( Aaricka Washington / Chalkbeat) Debate Over Admissions to NYC’s Selective High Schools Heats Up At Parent Meeting Debate over how selective New York City high schools choose their students erupted Aug. 9 as members of a parent advisory... News 15 Aug 2023 | 11:24
Matthew Cho, 19, who is legally-blind, is a recipient of the $10K Lighthouse Guild scholarship. ( Photo Credit: Lighthouse Guild ) Two Legally Blind UWS Teens Receive $10K Scholarships Matthew Cho and Emely Recinos, two teens from the Upper West Side, were among 15 legally blind teens recently awarded $10,000... News 18 Jul 2023 | 12:50
Mayor Eric Adams (at lectern) and UFT president Michael Mulgrew clasp hands after reaching a new tentative five year pact between the city and the teacher’s union. Photo: Mayors Photography Office City and UFT Reach Tentative Pact, but Many Teachers Want it Voted Down Mayor Eric Adams and the United Federation of Teachers reached a tentative contract agreement on June 13 that would begin... News 11 Jul 2023 | 11:23
Students who will have to start repaying student loans in the fall may be feeling a lot like the character depicted in The Scream, by Dutch painter Edward Munch. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Reproduction of painting in the National Gallery, Oslo Student Loan Payments That Were on Hold During the Pandemic Will Be Due Soon NEW YORK (AP) - After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on federal student loan payments will end this fall. It might seem... News 29 Jun 2023 | 01:57
Eleanor Williamson taught in her native Jamaica and then Canada before starting as a teacher at the Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction 14 years ago. Photo: Department of Education Developing Sense of Community Is Greatest Joy for Award Winning NYC H.S. teacher New York City public school teacher Eleanor Williamson has won the Math for America MfA Muller Award and a $20,000 prize,... News 12 Jun 2023 | 12:48
Author and activist Eric K. Washington (far left), celebrates with New York City Mayor Eric Adams (center) and Council Member Eric Bottcher (far right) on a visit to former Colored School #4 in Chelsea on Tuesday, May 23, following its approval as an official city landmark. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Chelsea Bldg that Housed Last Segregated Elementary School Becomes a Landmark The last racially segregated school still standing, ‘Colored school No.4’ in Chelsea, finally reached landmark status and... News 26 May 2023 | 01:16
Students in Summer Rising program in 2021 which had to turn 45,000 kids away this summer. Photo: Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat Summer Rising Program Rejected 45,000 Kids, Launching Scramble for Child Care Roughly 45,000 children have been shut out of New York City’s free, popular summer program, education department officials... News 26 May 2023 | 11:10
Mayor Eric Adams (at mic) and Department of Education CEO David Brown (right) are pushing a return to a phonics based system, since reading scores in NYC elementary schools have declined under the old system. Michael Mulgrew (left), head of the United Federation of Teachers, said teachers endorsed the sweeping change in the way reading will be taught going forward. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office DOE Pushes Return To Phonics, Citing A Crisis That Shows Half Of Kids Not Proficient In Reading With more than half of the city’s elementary students reading below proficiency levels, the department of education is rolling... News 15 May 2023 | 02:53
Governor Kathy Hochul wants to increase the number of charter schools in New York City by reissuing news licenses to charter schools that have shut down. Ascend is a network of charter schools currently operating in the city. Photo: Flickr. Hochul Compromises On Charter Schools, But Still Pushes For Reissuance of Zombie Charters Governor Kathy Hochul has indicated that she may negotiate a compromise when it comes to charter schools, allowing for the... News 28 Apr 2023 | 02:23
PS 267 on E. 63rd St. where former PTA co-treasurer Marc Haynes was sentenced to 2 1/2 to 5 years in prison for stealing nearly $186,000 from the school’s PTA fund between Oct. 2020 to July 2021. Photo: NY Post/Google Maps. Former PTA Co-President Heading to Prison for Stealing $$$ from UES Elementary School Fund A former co-president of the PTA at an Upper East Side elementary school was sentenced to 2 1/2 to five years in prison after... News 19 Apr 2023 | 04:44
