Class Sighs: City to Roll Out Breathing Exercises for All Students, Chancellor Says
Students at a Bronx elementary school take a break between lessons. Schools Chancellor David Banks wants students to participate in...
Education
NYC Public Schools Allowed to Grade Own Regents Exams Again
At NYC public high schools — like Townsend Harris in Queens — staff are again allowed to grade exams of...
Hochul Gives Strongest Support Yet for Bill to Cap Class Sizes in NYC Public Schools
Gov. Kathy Hochul, speaking here in April on a budget deal, gave her strongest support yet for legislation to limit...
58% of NYC’s youngest children don’t receive all of their Early Intervention services
A father brings his child to a Staten Island Pre-K program during the first day of school in 2019.Michael Appleton/Mayoral...
NYC Will Scrap School-Based COVID Testing This Fall, Source Says
A health worker tests a student for COVID-19 at the beginning of the 2020 school year.Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office This...
School Stimulus Funding Has Benefited 3-K — But Will the Program Continue to Grow?
As Mayor Eric Adams stares down a massive budget shortfall, New York City has no clear plans to sustain its...
Judge Orders Redo for NYC Schools Budget After Cuts Challenged
Parents and education advocates rally on Thursday, Aug. 4, in front of a Manhattan courthouse before a hearing on the...
Despite Community Backlash, School For At-Risk Youth Puts Down Roots in Midwood
Urban Dove senior Nia Holloway plays volleyball and hopes to become a nurse after going to college.George Joseph/THE CITY Nia...
How One Brooklyn School Is Coping With Coming Budget Cuts — Painfully
City Council members spoke at City Hall in support of increased educational funding, June 23, 2022.Gerardo Romo/NYC Council Media Unit...
$375 in Food Benefits Per Child Are Coming to All NYC Public School Families
The Food Bazaar in Brownsville, Brooklyn, Jan. 30. 2020.Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY This storywas originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news...
