How Cuomo Influenced New York Schools, From COVID to ‘Free College’
It felt like a race to deliver bad news. New Yorkers were waking up to the reality of how drastically coronavirus would upend daily life on March 15, 2020, when … Read More
Author: Reema Amin
Civics Education Could Offer New Path to New York High School Graduation
New York high schoolers may soon be able to forgo one of their required Regents exams if they can prove they understand the role of government in their lives. State … Read More
Huge NYC Special Education Complaint Backlog Targeted by State Officials
State officials approved changes this week meant to ease the backlog of special education-related complaints in New York City. The Board of Regents-authorized changes — more than a year in … Read More
Experts say NYC’s school closure policy is ‘very conservative’ as new research on COVID spread emerges
New York City is rethinking how to handle positive coronavirus cases inside of schools, and some public health experts now say that campus closures should be a last resort. Epidemiologists … Read More
‘This is the time’ to weigh opting out of state tests
New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza is encouraging parents to consider pulling their children from taking this year’s state tests. “As an educator, I would say to parents, there … Read More
Here’s what to know as NYC middle schools students head back to buildings
New York City’s middle school classrooms will reopen Thursday for students who had been learning exclusively from home the past three months even though they opted for some in-person learning … Read More
Cuomo’s proposed budget boosts education dollars, even as NY cuts its spending
With new federal coronavirus relief, schools across New York would receive a $2.1 billion increase in overall funding next school year under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal. It was not … Read More
State budget cuts threaten 9,000 teacher jobs and NYC’s in-person learning plans, Carranza warns
If the state follows through on threatened cuts to schools, New York City will be forced to lay off 9,000 teachers, and students will have to learn from home for … Read More