NYC rolls out long-awaited school bus tracking app
New York City is finally rolling out a long-awaited school bus GPS app citywide – four and a half years after officials first announced the plan. The NYC School Bus App, developed in partnership with the rideshare company Via, allows caregivers of the roughly 150,000 students who ride a school bus every day to track […]
Hochul proposes more than $800 million funding increase for NY schools, 4-year extension of mayoral control
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a more than $800 million increase in funding for the state’s public schools, while also calling for a four-year extension of New York City’s polarizing mayoral control system. The proposals came Tuesday as Hochul presented her $233 billion 2025 state budget, building on the hundreds of policy initiatives announced last […]
$9.6 million headed to NYC schools serving homeless students after funding formula change
New York City will send more than $9 million in additional funding to schools serving high shares of homeless students, after updating its policy for how students living in temporary housing are counted, according to the city’s Education Department. The change comes after Comptroller Brad Lander sent a letter last month warning roughly 21,000 students […]
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 […]
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 […]
A former tutor’s off-Broadway show tackles NYC’s high-stress high school admissions
New York City’s high-stakes high school admissions process is taking center stage in a new off-Broadway production. School Pictures, running through Dec. 3 at Playwrights Horizons theater, draws on playwright Milo Cramer’s experience as a tutor, which often entailed preparing kids for the Specialized High School Admissions Test that determines entry to eight coveted public […]
