Housing migrants in school gyms: What we know (and don’t) about NYC’s shelter plans
Up to 20 New York City public school gymnasiums could be transformed into emergency shelters for asylum seekers, a sudden move that Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday he was reluctant to make. “This is one of the last places we want to look at,” the mayor said in an interview on NY1. “None of us […]
Seven school gyms are housing migrants or could soon. Parents and pols are pushing back.
Seven public school gyms are now either in use as emergency shelter for migrants or are being readied for use, all but one of them in Brooklyn — prompting pushback from parents and local officials. Over the weekend, as border restrictions known as Title 42 expired, agencies transported migrants to P721R Richard H. Hungerford School […]
Reading instruction is getting an overhaul in NYC. Here’s how that could affect your school.
Chancellor David Banks is planning the most aggressive overhaul to the way New York City schools teach students to read in nearly 20 years. The changes, announced this week, will require the city’s elementary schools to adopt one of three reading programs over the next two years. They must also phase out materials from a […]
Better pay and more hours: NYC Council leaders push for changes to 3-K, pre-K programs
Leaders of New York City Council charged Mayor Eric Adams with failing to address problems that have plagued the city’s public preschool programs, and they made several demands to improve the system. Speaking in the playground of a Lower East Side 3-K and prekindergarten center Tuesday, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, several of her colleagues, and […]
NYC school enrollment projected to remain steady after steep pandemic losses
For the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, New York City’s public schools expect student enrollment to hold mostly steady across the five boroughs in the coming year, according to education department figures released Monday. Projected enrollment is expected to drop 0.6% in K-12 across many of the city’s public […]
AP U.S. History is a ‘race across time.’ That’s an outdated way to teach.
I walk into my Advanced Placement U.S. History class, excited to teach the Vietnam War, yet knowing I will fail. My students may learn some basic information about the war from primary documents and get a sense of its horror of it from film clips. But they will not have time to make deep connections […]
How Well Does Your Child’s School Support Student Mental Health?
Chalkbeat has tracked dozens of data points on mental health support in NYC public schools. Do they call 911 on students in crisis? Are there enough social workers and guidance counselors? Enter your school name to find out in this interactive article. Find out more here: https://projects.thecity.nyc/school-mental-health/ ____________________________________________________ CITE is the Center for Integrated Training […]
Lack of librarians hurt students, NYC educators say
After New York City’s public libraries last week averted deep cuts that would have significantly reduced hours, some parents and educators are raising alarm about the state of libraries in the city’s public schools. For years, advocates have warned that many students do not have access to a library or a certified librarian on their […]
