Mirlene Casimir after dropping off her son at 2-K ( Photo: Alex Zimmerman/Chalkbeat) School Year Finally Starts; Features First 2-K Programs As her 2-year-old son bounded into his brightly colored preschool classroom on Thursday morning, Mirlene Casimir lingered... News 12 Sep 2026 | 09:08
Not in NYC: Of the top 20 school districts in the U.S., 19 have resumed classes for the current school year. New York City does not resume classes until Sept. 10. That places a burden on parents who need to find childcare for the three weeks between the end of most summer programs and the start of the academic year. ( Photo: Pexels.com) NYC Families Struggle With Late-Summer Childcare Due to Later School Year Start Students in Houston and Las Vegas returned to school on Aug. 10. In Los Angeles, kids went back on Aug. 12, and Miami’s students... News 30 Aug 2026 | 02:00
NYC students’ reading proficiency fell 6 percentage points in grades 3-8, with steeper drops in early grades, as officials investigate dramatic swings in test scores. ( Photo: Andrea Morales/ Chalkbeat) NYC Reading Scores Sink, with 3rd Grade Proficiency Falling 14 Points Reading scores sank in New York City last school year, with a nearly 14 percentage point decline among third graders, according... News 13 Aug 2026 | 05:20
Students from Robert F. Wagner Middle School took to the streets in May, urging that Manhattan Youth be retained as their after school provider. ( Photo: Aiana Jones) Fight Over Manhattan Youth Contracts Reaches City Hall The growing battle over New York City’s decision to replace longtime after-school provider Manhattan Youth at dozens of public... News 18 Jun 2026 | 06:50
Middle School Students seek signatures to a petition to the Department of Education, urging the city restore the provider of its after school arts program. The DOE’s Department of Youth & Community Development is switching from Manhattan Youth to another provider at some but not all middle schools. ( Captured By: Aiana Jones ) Menin Joins Student Fight to Restore Afterschool Provider Students, parents and community members rallied outside Robert F. Wagner Middle School at 220 E. 76th St. on May 21, protesting... News 28 May 2026 | 02:07
Mayor Mamdani, seen here on Inauguration Day, is trying to get a deferment on mandated class size reduction as he wrestles with a massive budge deficit. ( Photo: Mayor’s Photography Office) Mamdani Campaigned on Fulfilling NYC’s Class Size Mandate This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Mamdani campaigned... News 03 Apr 2026 | 03:42
DOE Chancellor Kamar Samuels reversed course and told parents that the Community Action School was going to remain open. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayor’s Photography Office) DOE Reverses Course: UWS Community Action School to Remain Open Chancellor Kamar Samuels has reversed course and says the Department of Education (DOE) is no longer planning to shut down... News 04 Mar 2026 | 10:03
Attendees at community educational meeting (right) cover their mouths in shock after hearing what appeared to be racist comments uttered on a hot mic by Hunter College Adjunct Professor Allyson Friedman (left) ( Photo: Hunter College Faculty/ CEC 3 Meeting Videos) Hunter College Prof Placed on Leave for “Abhorrent” Hot Mic Comment During DOE Meeting A Hunter College professor who made what appeared to be “abhorrent” racist comments during a Department of Education meeting... News 02 Mar 2026 | 02:58
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and Emmy Liss, executive director of the mayor’s Office of Child Care, read to students on Feb. 4. Samuels is planning to visit all five boroughs to hear from families and educators. (Courtesy of New York City Public Schools Press Office) ( Photo: New York City Public Schools Press Office) Chancellor Will Visit 2 Manhattan Schools on 5 Borough Tour to Discuss Education Priorities Before becoming the chancellor of the nation’s largest school system last month, Kamar Samuels was a superintendent, first... News 11 Feb 2026 | 11:39
Parents are concerned about the eventual fate of the Salk School, on East 20th, even though they say they’ve helped stave off a merger. ( Photo: DOE ) Parents: We Nixed Merger of Salk School With Larger School in West Village Parents appealed to their local community board over the future of a popular East 20th Street public school this month, after... News 21 Nov 2025 | 05:01
P.S. 77 Lower Lab School, on East 96th Street, has topped U.S. News & World Report’s latest list of the 10 best elementary or middle schools in New York State. ( Photo: Google Maps ) Two UES Schools Make NYS Top 10 List, With P.S. 77 At No. 1 Two Upper East Side public schools have made U.S. News & World Report’s latest list of the best elementary or middle schools... News 17 Nov 2025 | 04:38
Fusion Upper West Side is part of a nationwide school network—accredited nationally and regionally—with over 80 campuses around the country. ( Photo: Courtesy Fusion Upper West Side) NYC Private School Offers A One-to-One Learning Experience “We’re like the special forces of New York City education,” says Michael Gibbons, Head of School at Fusion Academy’s Upper... Education Guide 17 Sep 2025 | 07:11
Loyola HS president Tony Oroszlany (left) greets junior Quinn Lowry on Sept. 4, the first day of the new school year of the Jesuit-affiliated high school. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Smooth Start to School Year at Loyola High School on UES Tony Oroszlany, president of Loyola High School, was outside the doors to the 125-year-old coeducational Jesuit school on... News 05 Sep 2025 | 04:23
Families return to John F. Hylan PS 257 Magnet School of the Performing Arts on Sept. 5, 2024. ( Photo: Diana Cervantes/Chalkbeat NYC) Back to School: 6 Things to Watch as NYC Students Return to Class As the new school year begins, the nation’s largest school system stands at the center of major changes at the local, state,... News 05 Sep 2025 | 01:45
The Birch Wathen Lenox School has now earned a favorable resolution from Community Board 8 over its revised plan to close off part of East 77th Street, to use it as a recreation space for students for several days a week. ( Photo: The Birch Wathen Lenox School ) CB8 Reverses Criticism of Private School’s Street Closure Call it a reversal of a reversal. Community Board 8 recently issued a unanimous resolution voicing its advisory approval... News 01 Aug 2025 | 01:44
