School funding, mayoral control, class sizes: Education issues to watch in Albany’s new session
With New York state’s legislative session set to begin in January, lawmakers are preparing to tackle a slate of contentious issues that could hold serious ramifications for New York City students. The fate of the city’s school governance structure will once again be up for renewal, pushing Mayor Eric Adams to make his case in […]
Gov. Hochul wants New York schools to embrace the ‘science of reading.’ Will they?
Eight months after New York City announced a major literacy shakeup, Gov. Kathy Hochul sketched out one of her own on Wednesday that may encourage districts across the state to adopt new reading curriculums. The effort comes amid growing pressure for officials to boost literacy, as dozens of states have enacted efforts to improve reading […]
Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? A network of NYC schools wants to find out.
A network of small public high schools in New York City is exploring whether artificial intelligence can change the way teachers receive feedback about their classroom instruction. Urban Assembly, a network of 21 schools, is working with the American Institutes of Research to develop an AI-powered tool that can help instructional coaches analyze videos of […]
Help us report on youth mental health in NYC
Two weeks ago, New York City launched a new effort to address the ongoing youth mental health crisis: free online therapy for city teenagers. The statistics illustrating the depth of that crisis are sobering. Nationwide, three-quarters of high school students experienced at least one “adverse childhood experience” – traumatic events linked with long-term mental health challenges – during […]
What’s in a name? Students at NYC’s largest school for newcomer immigrants push for change
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 […]
As shelter limit for migrant families nears, NYC schools try to prepare
New York City schools have started preparing for a massive reshuffling of students as early as next month, as thousands of migrant families face a new limit on shelter stays, education officials said during a Wednesday city council hearing. Approximately 2,700 families have received notices since Oct. 27 that they’ll either have to reapply for shelter […]
Sustainability, arts, math: ‘Themed’ middle schools are spreading, but do they help students?
On a sunny Friday in early November, four 10- and 11-year-old boys stand on the corner of 26th Street and Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, holding homemade clipboards and signs that read “Take our food equity survey.” A young man rushes past the group, headphones on, eyes on his phone. Susan Tenner, executive director of the […]
NYC schools conduct remote learning practice ahead of winter recess
New York City public school families: Get ready to log into remote classrooms this week as the city prepares for potential weather-related or other school building closures. Families may have already received communications from their schools urging them to sign into online accounts and take other steps to prepare for possible remote learning days. The […]
