Here’s why NYC public schools are closed Monday
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City public school students will soon enjoy a three-day weekend, as schools are closed on Monday, March 31. Public schools will be closed on Monday in observance of Eid ...
Students with Special Needs Forced to Duck for Cover on School Bus as It Was Hit by Gunfire in New York City
Students with special needs on a New York City school bus were forced to duck for cover as the vehicle was struck by gunfire, ...
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Judge sides with NYC in dispute with state over ‘inflated’ charter school rent reimbursement
An Albany judge annulled a ruling from New York State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa ordering the city to reimburse a ...
NYC public schools boss says mammoth $41.2B budget ask still isn’t enough — wants ‘hundreds of millions’ more
The Department of Education’s mammoth $41.2 billion budget plan for next year is a whopping third of the entire city’s — but ...
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Four Plead Guilty in New York City Public Schools Bid Rigging
Four defendants, including the companies Transcend BS LLC and Clark & Garner LLC and their respective owners, admitted guilt ...
NYC ditches fresh fruit and veggie snacks in schools amid federal cuts, waste: ‘A shame’
New York City is canning its fresh fruit and vegetable program in public schools for the rest of the year citing a “funding issue,” the Post has learned.
One way to retain more Black teachers in NYC schools? Black principals, new research finds.
Chalkbeat shares insights from new research that says while Black teachers left their jobs at higher rates overall than other ...
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Almost 10 years later, NYC remains in ‘flagrant’ violation of school menstrual products law: lawsuit
New York City’s Education Department has consistently failed to comply with a nearly decade-old law mandating free menstrual ...
What Living in New York City Is Like Now: From Rent to Rats
Is New York City back? Bloomberg News analyzed dozens of data indicators to explain what it’s like to live in NYC five years ...
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AWOL kids puts them at risk: NYC public school absenteeism is too high
Too many New York City public school kids are missing too much school and that’s a very big problem. So why, then, is hardly anyone sounding the alarm bells? During COVID we saw that in order to ...
Here’s how to become an NYC public school teacher by September
There are several eligibility requirements, such as: having a bachelor’s degree conferred by May 31; a minimum final ...
How Has New York Remade Itself Since the Pandemic Arrived?
New York City was on the front lines of the Covid-19 crisis. It has largely recovered, but has transformed into a place of ...