At a Bronx Renewal School, Enthusiasm Takes Root
Mayor Bill de Blasio is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help struggling schools rebound. At M.S. 22 in the Bronx, the whole community is scrambling to show results.
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Charter Leader Moskowitz Not Running for Mayor After All
She's not a candidate in waiting. Eva Moskowitz, the controversial leader of the Success Academies charter network, held a press conference to clarify what she was not going to do.
At a Bronx Renewal School, Enthusiasm Takes Root
Mayor Bill de Blasio is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help struggling schools rebound. At M.S. 22 in the Bronx, the whole community is scrambling to show results.
Charter Rally Keeps Pressure on Mayor de Blasio
In what's become a fall tradition, the group Families for Excellent Schools organized a rally demanding more help from City Hall for charter schools.
City Will Hear From More Parents Before Rezoning Two Brooklyn Schools
In a rare move, education officials will hold off making an official proposal to rezone two elementary schools in order to have small-group discussions with parents.
A New Student Poverty Measure Looks Beyond Schools
A report aims to expand what we think we know about student poverty, looking beyond the measure of who qualifies for free lunch to the community at large.
Former NY Ed Official to Become U.S. Education Secretary
The man who will succeed Arne Duncan is both inspiring — and controversial.
Bengali Students Need Teachers Who Speak Their Language
The number of students from Bangladesh has jumped dramatically in recent years, but most attend a school where not a single teacher can speak to them in their native tongue.
City Refines Its Pitch to Rezone Two Brooklyn Elementary Schools
Education officials pledged they would not rezone and run. Instead, they'll put together a task force to help implement a plan that blends two communities.
History Repeats Itself in Brooklyn School Rezoning
Some families are uneasy about a plan to be zoned to P.S. 307, citing school quality. But not too long ago a similar story played out at the school everyone's trying to get into: P.S. 8.
City Enrolls Record Number of Pre-K Homeless
This school year, New York City has enrolled more homeless pe-kindergarteners than ever before.
More Early Childcare Is Needed, Not Just Pre-K
A group that fought for more pre-kindergarten and after-school programs claims the city continues falling short in providing childcare for infants and toddlers.
Families Flock to Fair as HS Search Gets Underway
The weekend fair kicked off this year's public high school search for New York City students.
Muslim Students Celebrate a First With Eid School Holiday
On the same week that Jews celebrated Yom Kippur and Catholics greeted the Pope, Muslim students have their very first school holiday.
New Schools Official Wants to Untangle Bureaucratic Web for Parents
The Department of Education has named a seasoned insider to overhaul how schools engage with families, but it's no easy task.
City Schools Are Overcrowded, With No End in Sight
New York City is playing a constant game of catch-up with school overcrowding and right now it's losing.
The Mysterious Math of Making Space in City Schools
Critics have long argued that New York City overstates how many kids can — or should — be squeezed into a public school. And it's maddening.
Opinion: Suspending Students is the Easy Way Out
A teacher who has been in the school system for decades argues suspending students as a form or discipline is lazy. It also doesn’t work.
De Blasio Says NYC Policies Support More Diverse Schools
Mayor Bill de Blasio explained how his education agenda will improve all schools but he said he hasn't committed to specific diversity plans, in his interview with WNYC's Brian Lehrer.
De Blasio Says to Tackle Inequities, School Kids Must Go Back to the Basics
The mayor outlines a broad plan to raise the performance and offerings at all New York City schools, regardless of zip code.
City Wants to Spend Millions to Make School Kids Tech Savvy
Mayor Bill de Blasio says within 10 years, all schools must offer computer science to students in elementary grades on up.
