The name of New York City’s largest public school for immigrant students succinctly describes who it serves: Newcomers High School. The school, located near a cluster of newly opened homeless shelters in Long Island City, Queens, has lived up to its name, enrolling perhaps more migrant students over the past two school years than any […]
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As Israel-Gaza Activism Flares Up, NYC Labor Unions Struggle to Stay on the Sidelines
After a raucous group of students at Hillcrest High School charged at a teacher who’d been spotted on social media holding a sign reading “I Stand With Israel,” Schools Chancellor David Banks visited the Queens campus to meet with students and counter reports about the motives of those who protested while waving Palestinian flags. “This […]
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Principal ‘Covered Up’ After Second Grader Brought Knife to Target Classmate, Say Parents
Parents are calling for the ouster of the controversial principal of P.S. 398 in Queens, who did not inform them on the day that a student brought a kitchen knife to school and told other kids he intended to use it at lunchtime to attack a fellow second-grader he may have considered a romantic rival. […]
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Participation in Parent Conferences Has Plunged 40% Since COVID Remote Meetings Began
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Remote parent-teacher conferences, a holdover from the height of the pandemic, continue to elicit mixed feelings among families and educators alike. For some parents, these virtual meetings — which were enshrined in the most recent teachers union contract — have been a boon. They can Zoom […]
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Schoolyard Fight Delaying Debut of Long-Awaited West Harlem Playground?
A newly-renovated playground and field to be shared by three West Harlem schools has remained unopened and unused for months, as some officials say it’s tied to a fight over after-school access. For more than a year, over a thousand students have been barred from the space next to 425 West 123rd Street — a […]
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‘We Can Do Better’: Schools Chief Acknowledges Flawed Flood Communication
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters New York City botched its communication to schools in response to last week’s record rainfall, Chancellor David Banks acknowledged on Tuesday. He vowed to conduct a review of what went wrong. Hours after the school day began last Friday, Mayor Eric Adams and Banks […]
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NYC’s High School Admissions Process Opens Oct. 3. Here’s What Families Should Know.
The complex and controversial process can be daunting, here’s some information that can help.
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Enrollment Drop and Fiscal Cliff Loom as NYC Starts School Year
Five things to watch out for as classes begin for the city’s more than 900,000 public school students.
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Bigger Pool of Funds Will Teach 6,000 City Kids to Swim
This year’s budget includes an additional $5 million for opening public school pools for free lessons.
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New York Schools Ditch Social-Emotional Screening Tool
Teachers and parents raised concerns about the DESSA, a social-emotional learning tool that schools began using last year.