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Plus, special education oversight is moving to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Jun 17, 2026
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Parents and disability advocates say moving key special education oversight to the Department of Health and Human Services was not a surprise, but it flies in the face of what they told Education Department officials.
NYC's Education Department is proposing to update its attendance rules for the first time in nearly a decade.
The proposed changes come as one such school faces state sanctions and a potential loss of funding after complaints about how it physically restrains students.
Jun 16, 2026
Research has shown that later school start times can boost the academic achievement and attendance of older students. But there was more to the decision to overhaul start and end times for one Midwestern district.
