New School teachers’ strike ends as NYC university agrees to first pay raises in 4 years
The New School reached a tentative contract agreement with its part-time faculty this weekend, ending a strike that lasted nearly a month. A joint statement released by the faculty’s union, ACT-United Auto Workers Local 7902, and the New School on Saturday said two highlights of the five-year deal are pay raises and boosts to health […]
4 Ways to Increase Teacher Retention
These days it’s getting harder for administrators to retain staff, but there are ways to boost teacher morale and turn things around. Why have so many teachers either failed to return to work, resigned, or chosen not to enter the field since the pandemic? What’s made the profession become less attractive, and what can we […]
Bilingual teachers hard to find as thousands of migrant students enter NYC schools
An effort to improve bilingual education — a longstanding challenge for the city’s public schools — was dealt a blow this weekend when allegations surfaced that some bilingual teachers from the Dominican Republic were being forced to hand over most of their paychecks to cover inflated rents charged by their bosses. Nathaniel Styer, a spokesperson […]
NYC’s public school application website crashes day before deadline
New York City parents were left fuming Wednesday after the website accepting their children’s public school applications buckled under high traffic — one day before the deadline. Thousands of incoming middle and high school students have until the end of Thursday to submit their applications for the next academic year — however numerous parents told […]
NYC’s middle and high school application deadline extended after website crashes
After New York City’s middle and high school applications portal crashed the night before the Dec. 1 deadline, the education department extended the deadline to Dec. 5, officials said Thursday. Many parents of fifth and eighth graders across the five boroughs, already stressed out by the application process, felt frustrated to see that MySchools was […]
The crisis of student mental health is much vaster than we realize
The change was gradual. At first, Riana Alexander was always tired. Then she began missing classes. She had been an honors student at her Arizona high school, just outside Phoenix. But last winter, after the isolation of remote learning, then the overload of a full-on return to school, her grades were slipping. She wasn’t eating […]
12 HOT TIPS FOR PRINCIPALS
Starting as a new Principal or Head of School is both exciting and challenging whether it is your first principalship, or a new Principal’s role in a different school. I hope you are ready to enjoy an exhilarating, stimulating and challenging learning curve. Here are my 12 HOT TIPS to help you lead like a […]
NYC schools Chancellor David Banks lays out $205 million plan to improve special education
New York City schools Chancellor David Banks laid out his first comprehensive plan Thursday for improving special education in the nation’s largest school system, pledging a $205 million investment to expand several popular programs for students with disabilities and creating an advisory council to drive future reforms. Nearly 200,000 students with disabilities receive legally mandated […]
