Event: Want to know more about mental health resources in NYC public schools?
THE CITY’s Open Newsroom is partnering with Chalkbeat, ProPublica and Brooklyn Public Library to host this event. Reporter Abigail Kramer and student journalist Yan Zhen Zhu will co-moderate a conversation between parents, students and policymakers, followed by a Q&A session. The event is on May 11, from 6 – 7:30 p.m., at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library in Prospect Heights. If you’d […]
NYC’s education budget could drop by $960M next year under mayor’s proposal
The city’s education department budget would drop by nearly $960 million next school year under a more detailed budget proposal released by Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, though city officials did not offer specifics about the impact on individual campuses. Two-thirds of that cut, or $652 million, is the result of Adams’ decision to reduce […]
Amid mental health concerns, new bill would allow NY students to opt out of lockdown drills
New York lawmakers will seek to change the state’s school lockdown drill laws, as some parents argue the drills harm student mental health without clearly proven safety benefits. Under state law, public schools must conduct lockdown drills at least four times each year. The new bill would drop the requirement to one, among other changes. […]
City education council elections bring polarizing national issues to local school districts
Starting last Friday and running through May 9, the city’s Community Education Council elections now underway give public school parents a chance to vote on district panels that will represent their interests to their local superintendent. Parents, local residents, and business owners, and even high school seniors are eligible to run for positions on the 11-member CECs, […]
Enrollment at NYC’s transfer high schools tanked during the pandemic. Can it rebound?
Alyssa Cartagena stopped attending school after giving birth a year ago. She had no babysitter, and going back felt insurmountable. But a small alternative high school on Manhattan’s Upper West Side helped pull her back in. The program, Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School, boasts an on-site day care center operated by the education department. […]
At our parent-teacher conferences, students lead the way
Each fall and spring, families and schools across the country take part in “parent-teacher” conferences. Filing in and out of classrooms (or Zoom rooms), educators and parents talk about student progress, participation, and social development. The children and teens who are the subject of the conference are not usually in the room. At the Newark […]
Summer Rising applications are now open. Here’s everything you need to know.
Applications open Monday for New York City’s free, sprawling summer program for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. The program was first launched in 2021 under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, using federal COVID relief money, as a way to help children ease into school following remote learning. The rollout of the program was bumpy, but for […]
Electric buses, green job programs: How NYC’s sustainability plan affects schools
New York City public schools will draw more energy from solar panels and provide students with broader climate education and green job training programs. Mayor Eric Adams touted these developments on Thursday when unveiling his new sustainability plan, outlining dozens of initiatives aimed at alleviating the harmful impacts of climate change and pollution. By next month, […]
