Chancellor Kamar Samuels emphasized that his three main priorities for NYC public schools are safety, academic rigor, and integration, aiming to address pressing educational needs.
Mayor Mamdani has been very clear he wants to reduce class sizes in accordance with the mandate. But both he and the chancellor have suggested that more time and more money may be needed. It would not be unreasonable for the city to commit to a 70%, 80%, 90%, and then 100% timetable.
New York City K-12 students with perfect attendance are on track this year to be in school for 1,102 hours. That's about 20 fewer days than the national average, per the study, of about 1,231 hours in school each year.
They're too dumb to know they're in a bad school," said Friedman, who is a professor at Hunter College. She then appeared to misattribute and misquote Black historian Carter G. Woodson. "Apparently Martin Luther King said it: If you train a Black person well enough, they'll know to use the back. You don't have to tell them anymore," Friedman said.
Initially, New York City public schools intended to have remote learning on Monday. However, Mamdani reversed course on Sunday afternoon, giving New York City students their first true snow day in several years. The city previously attempted to end weather-related off days under former Mayor Eric Adams. As has often been the case during Mamdani's two months as mayor, many social media users took issue with the playful tone he adopted in the X videos.
CITYWIDE - NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS WILL BE OPEN ON TUESDAY, JAN. 27, following a massive weekend snowstorm that led to classes being held remotely on Monday. NYC Public Schools issued the notification late Monday afternoon, and Notify NYC distributed it at 5:03 p.m. The City University of New York (CUNY), which had held classes remotely on Monday, also announced on its Graduate Center website that classes would return to being held in-person on Tuesday.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - New York City public schools are closed on Monday to observe a holiday. Schools are closed to observe Diwali, the annual festival of lights and one of the major events celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists. It is observed in October or November as designated by the Indian calendar. Diwali was officially declared a public school holiday in 2023.
Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism, and it is often referred to as the Day of Atonement. It's a reflective holiday focused on repentance, forgiveness and spiritual renewal. It marks the culmination of the Ten Days of Repentance, which began with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It begins at sunset on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and ends at nightfall on Thursday, Oct. 2.
Comptroller Brad Lander condemned federal cuts to education during a rally, stressing the negative impact of Trump's new law on public school funding in NYC.
Experts caution that while the reported increases in reading scores are notable, the short assessments should be interpreted carefully, as they may not fully capture overall literacy improvements.
William Bassell, 66, was arrested for allegedly fondling two of his teachers at the Academy of American Studies, facing multiple charges of sexual abuse.
