Gwynne Hogan

One principal approaches discipline with a combination of structure and flexibility. It's helped turn a violent, failing school in Queens into a neighborhood model.

Shawn Rux took over as principal of M.S. 53 in Far Rockaway in 2011 after it was rated one of the most dangerous schools in the city. Now, he's still working to turn it around.

The city showed more gains than other school districts in the state because it started training teachers and principals early on the Common Core standards, plus 4 other takeaways.

Science teachers learned how to let students run their own experiments to better grasp scientific concepts. As one teacher said, physics happens all around us. It's just a matter of g...

We talk with Dr. Dennis Cardone who has been named the first chief medical officer for New York City's high school sports teams. 

A group of New York City parents said they joined in a lawsuit over the state's tenure rules on Monday because they think their children are not getting what they deserve at school. 

High school students played beautiful music in our performance space, using instruments donated through WQXR's instrument drive.

Hundreds of families used their summer break to learn more about the New York City high school admissions process which can be overwhelming, at best, or totally bewildering to many.

It may be vacation season but hundreds of New York City teachers are spending their summer days brushing up on the latest technology tools for the classroom.

A Supreme Court ruling could have devastating implications for the children of New York City public school teachers recruited from abroad.

“The best moment of my life,” said Annie Willis, the New York teen who invited Michelle Obama to visit Global Kids.

That was a short break. Tens of thousands of students across New York City headed to summer school on July 1.

One art teacher who's also a parent says he saves about 10 percent of his children's art. How did you handle all that cute and unwieldy stuff that came home from school? 

Pressure from families and state lawmakers has led the mayor to promise to change the way the city refunds special-needs families who send their children to private and parochial programs. 

A New York City principal was recognized this month with a public service award, a honor she found somewhat unsettling: "It’s very difficult for me to feel this sense of specialness f...

As field tests wrap up in many elementary and middle schools this month, critics are once again questioning whether this annual rite of spring is worth the time and energy. The tests are given by the state to try out questions which may be used ...

Nearly 70 percent of New York City's public school students are black or Latino yet they make up just 9 percent of the students enrolled in the top high schools this year. A state pro...

Seven finalists in a poetry slam for middle schoolers read their work to an audience. “The cloth I wear on my head does not define me,” said one student. “Don’t be scared by my scarf....

Leaders of the teachers union say the response to the proposed labor contract was so strong, the final tally has been delayed as workers wade through about 80,000 ballots.