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New York
Sep 30, 2026
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Mayor Mamdani calls the school system’s failures “devastating” while leaving key policy questions unanswered.
Sep 25, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani taps Queens civic leader Alan Ong to lead the Panel for Educational Policy.
Sep 24, 2026
As New York phases out Regents exams, city officials say high schoolers in interim years will only need passing grades to earn a diploma.
Sep 21, 2026
2 min read
Nikole Hannah-Jones returns to the story of school choice, race, and public education in New York City.
Sep 17, 2026
New York teachers unions and civil rights leaders are ramping up pressure on Gov. Kathy Hochul to reject a federal school choice tax credit.
Sep 14, 2026
It was supposed to help students regain academic ground after the pandemic. But scaling up programs proved challenging.
Sep 9, 2026
Promised to work 365 days a year, the transit passes deactivated on Aug. 31, forcing students to pay out-of-pocket before school starts.
Sep 3, 2026
Days before back-to-school, Mamdani releases a sweeping new school tech policy. Here's what's changing (and what remains unclear).
Aug 31, 2026
Concerns over AI spending and data privacy helped push NYC's school board to sink a $1.65M Oracle contract, risking HR chaos.
Aug 26, 2026
A new study of Khanmigo offers a reality check: Student engagement was surprisingly thin — even when access was universal.
Aug 17, 2026
Grassroots peer mentor programs in the Bronx, Harlem, and Buffalo face closure after surprise federal grant terminations.
Aug 14, 2026
A sudden collapse in elementary reading scores, following last year's big gains, has testing experts asking for an investigation.
Aug 13, 2026
Michael Mulgrew warns the union will pull its backing on the literacy mandate unless the city makes some changes with implementation.
Jul 31, 2026
A Chalkbeat analysis found that teacher turnover stayed elevated years after the pandemic.
Jul 28, 2026
A summer youth jobs program is building on World Cup momentum to get young New Yorkers designing climate-resilient fields and stadiums.
Jul 23, 2026
Meet Jude Julien, a standout science teacher who helped found NYC's first all-virtual school.
Jul 20, 2026
Thousands of kids might be missing out on Summer EBT benefits. Find out if you're eligible and how to request a replacement card.
Jul 15, 2026
The expansion will add 250 total seats to the Nest, Horizon, AIMS, Path, and ACES programs in 26 schools across 14 districts.
Jul 10, 2026
A citizens assembly at Hunter tackled how to cut trash at the CUNY school.
Jul 9, 2026
Kamar Samuels asked principals to hold off on purchasing educational software until NYC finalizes its AI guidance.
Jul 7, 2026
Get ready to tap your cellphone: NYC is piloting student OMNY cards for 7 schools.
Jul 1, 2026
In Mamdani's first budget, city kindergartners will get $1,000 for college.
Jun 26, 2026
The governor is giving NYC a two-year reprieve to comply with rules that limit childcare vouchers to hours that parents are working or in school.
Jun 23, 2026
How long can the city's public schools be "held harmless" for enrollment losses?
Jun 17, 2026
NYC's Education Department is proposing to update its attendance rules for the first time in nearly a decade.
