#New York City Schools

#New York City Schools

Melissa Aviles-Ramos supports Mayor Adams amid his indictment, emphasizing continuity in leadership for NYC schools. [ more ]

Chancellor David Banks is under scrutiny for potentially violating conflict of interest rules by meeting with vendors connected to his brother. [ more ]

Teachers are increasingly reliant on crowdfunding to finance classroom supplies due to insufficient funding from the school system. [ more ]

David C. Banks advocates for integrating AI in schools to enhance student evaluation, teaching optimization, and career readiness. [ more ]

Schools Chancellor David Banks asserts he is not a target of a federal investigation despite an FBI raid on his home. [ more ]

Eric Goldstein was sentenced to two years for bribery linked to serving contaminated food in NYC schools. [ more ]

A state law reducing class sizes in NYC schools may negatively impact the neediest students.

The law could result in more teachers being added to high-performing schools rather than low-performing ones, prioritizing union membership over education improvement. [ more ]

New York City schools are preparing for a massive reshuffling of students as migrant families face a new limit on shelter stays.

Approximately 2,700 families have received notices that they'll either have to reapply for shelter or find alternative housing within 60 days.

Educators and advocates are concerned about the devastating educational consequences of this policy. [ more ]

Over 300,000 students in New York City's high-need schools are enrolled in oversized classes.

The United Federation of Teachers conducted a survey indicating that many classes in Title 1 schools exceed state-mandated class size limits.

The class size law in New York State places caps on class sizes and aims to have all classrooms in compliance by 2028. [ more ]