EDUCATION

New York City’s school board voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to approve a contract to computerize the entrance exam to several elite public high schools, ending several months of uncertainty over the test’s immediate future. Fourteen members of the Panel for Educational Policy, which has authority over Education Department contracts, voted to green-light a 5-year, $17 […]

Twenty umbrellas. Two-dozen cotton pillow cases. Two-dozen hairbrushes. Twenty-eight mens’ long sleeve T-shirts. Thirty boxes of mac & cheese. Fifty-six Oreo snack packs. These are among the essentials a librarian at a high school in Jamaica, Queens, is raising money to purchase for students in her school’s multicultural club, most of whom are recent immigrants and lack […]

A first-of-its kind initiative to expand access to student journalism in New York City public schools announced its inaugural class of 30 high schools on Friday. The high schools, which span all five boroughs, will receive professional development and a new curriculum to start journalism courses starting next year through Journalism for All. They will […]

Albany’s next legislative session kicks off this month with several key question marks for education policy. On the state level, there’s an ongoing debate over how to update the school funding formula, which sends roughly $24.9 billion to school districts — including more than $9.5 billion to New York City schools. Meanwhile, as Donald Trump […]