Brooklyn school mourns Kade Lewin, 12-year-old shooting victim
He was an active participant in class, had an infectious smile, and loved football. Some of his peers considered him a brother. One by one, students and staff spoke in … Read More
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NYC children under 5 must continue wearing masks in school next week
New York City’s mask mandate for children under 5 will remain in place on Monday, an appeals court ruled, pausing a decision from a Staten Island judge who struck it … Read More
75% of NYC public schools enrolled fewer students this year. Here’s a breakdown of every school.
New York City school enrollment declines have accelerated during the pandemic, but the losses have not been distributed equally across schools or demographic groups, according to state data released this … Read More
With 1.9% enrollment drop, NYC schools have lost 64,000 students since pandemic started
Enrollment in the nation’s largest school system has dropped roughly 1.9% this school year, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the education department. Roughly 938,000 students are enrolled in … Read More
NYC panel approves $43 million to replace troubled special education data system
A citywide panel cleared the way this week for New York City to begin overhauling its special education data system, approving nearly $43 million to replace the costly and glitchy … Read More
NYC plans to screen nearly 200,000 students in the early grades to uncover struggling readers. Then what?
In a massive bid to gauge reading skills following COVID-related learning disruptions, New York City’s education department is introducing literacy screening for its nearly 200,000 children in kindergarten through second … Read More
NYC to require vaccines for all education department employees
New York City will require every education department employee to be vaccinated this school year, department officials said Monday. All 148,000 education employees will be required to receive at least … Read More
De Blasio’s pledge to remove NYPD control of school safety shows little signs of progress. Eric Adams may decide the plan’s fate.
Facing pressure last summer in the midst of protests against racist police violence and the murder of George Floyd, Mayor Bill de Blasio agreed to move control of more than … Read More
‘How do we rebuild a sense of community?’ A Brooklyn school seeks to find joy and connection after a devastating year
Milagros Reyes’s husband was in the first wave of New Yorkers to succumb to the coronavirus, taking his last breath in their East New York apartment. His death in April … Read More