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A sudden collapse in elementary reading scores, following last year's big gains, has testing experts asking for an investigation.
Aug 14, 2026
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Michael Mulgrew warns the union will pull its backing on the literacy mandate unless the city makes some changes with implementation.
Aug 13, 2026
At Voyages Prep, a transfer school in Queens, students pitched a basketball court renovation — then helped make it happen.
Aug 12, 2026
Families are getting services and payments faster after winning special education cases, but the city still fails to meet legal timelines in most cases.
Aug 11, 2026
Third grade literacy proficiency rates fell by 14 percentage points compared to last year.
Aug 10, 2026
ISTE’s Richard Culatta views the tech firestorm with sympathy and alarm.
Aug 7, 2026
New York students dropped five points in their English Language Arts scores from last year.
Aug 6, 2026
Roughly 2,000 toddlers got an offer for the city's first free childcare program for two-year-olds. 5,700 applied.
Aug 5, 2026
Under a new agreement, the city is mandating liaisons and uniform training to support absent students.
Aug 4, 2026
The Education Department's top early childhood official is leaving at a critical moment in Mamdani's 2-K push.
Aug 3, 2026
A Chalkbeat analysis found that teacher turnover stayed elevated years after the pandemic.
Jul 31, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is softening a curriculum mandate launched by former Mayor Eric Adams.
Jul 30, 2026
The mayor's picks, who bring a range of professional and personal experiences, cemented his control over the Panel for Educational Policy.
Jul 29, 2026
A summer youth jobs program is building on World Cup momentum to get young New Yorkers designing climate-resilient fields and stadiums.
Jul 28, 2026
A school district announced plans to deploy a humanoid robot in its classrooms. Then came the backlash.
Jul 27, 2026
The two bodies with state authority to approve charter schools often disagree. The governor-appointed SUNY trustees make the final call.
Jul 24, 2026
Meet Jude Julien, a standout science teacher who helped found NYC's first all-virtual school.
Jul 23, 2026
Brown’s Promise cofounder Ary Amerikaner makes the case that integrated schools improve opportunity and democracy.
Jul 22, 2026
New York wants to force teacher education programs to align their curriculum with the science of reading.
Jul 21, 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 20, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the $10,000 payment is illegal. Will his administration try to block it?
Jul 17, 2026
The shortage of paraprofessionals has dire consequences for some students with disabilities who need a paraprofessional to ride the bus.
Jul 16, 2026
The expansion will add 250 total seats to the Nest, Horizon, AIMS, Path, and ACES programs in 26 schools across 14 districts.
Jul 15, 2026
The education campaign “Cannabis Honestly" is based on listening sessions with roughly 450 young people and their adult caregivers.
Jul 14, 2026
Just 3 Black students got admissions offers to Stuyvesant. All in all, 10% of specialized high school offers went to Black and Latino students.
Jul 13, 2026
