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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State Rules Spare Most Migrant Families from City’s 60-Day Eviction Notices
Thousands of migrant families could begin to receive 60-day notices to leave shelters in the coming days, where some of them have been living for the past year. But the impact will be narrower than advertised by City Hall, which has said any migrant family could receive a 60-day notice. Most migrant families with children […]
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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 […]
Posted inWeather
‘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.
Posted inPublic Schools
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.
Posted inDepartment of Education, Education, Queens, Schools
‘Hostile’ Environment in Jackson Heights School Prompts Teacher Exodus and Parent Concern
PS 398, named after the late labor leader Hector Figueroa, is roiled by a battle between its staff and principal.
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City Education Officials Let Failing Yeshivas Languish for Years, Newly Released Records Show
Letters obtained by THE CITY via lawsuit show the Department of Education concluded as early as 2018 that some religious schools stinted on secular education but didn’t intervene. Those four schools still fail to meet the bar, the city recently determined.
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PLACE-Endorsed Candidates Win Nearly 40% of Seats on NYC’s Parent Councils
Advocates for testing-based school admissions secured a say in district-level school governance.
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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.