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
The Julia Richman school complex (red brick building, left rear), which sits at 317 E. 67th Street in Lenox Hill, hosts six schools, one of which felt the brunt of a fire that erupted in the early morning of July 23. ( Photo: Citizen) UES school second-floor fire; reports of kerosene in the cellar The second floor of the Julia Richman Educational Complex in Lenox Hill caught on fire in the early hours of Wednesday, July... News 24 Jul 2025 | 04:41
NYU placed barriers around their campus a day after the NYPD arrested pro-Palestinian student protesters, April 22, 2024. ( Photo: Alex Krales/THE CITY) NYU, Fordham Student Visas Yanked in Widening Federal Dragnet Students at Fordham University and New York University had their visas revoked in recent days under President Donald Trump’s... News 10 Apr 2025 | 01:26
Principal Max strikes a pose. His energy and effervescence are completely unfeigned. ( Photo: courtesy Maximilian Re-Sigiuara) How the Principal at HS of Art & Design Lands Lands Professional Gigs for Students So your kid wants to be an artist, eh? Before piling on the discouragement—but how will you make a living?!— as many loving... News 08 Apr 2025 | 11:16
Parents at a January 2020 Community Education Council meeting ( Photo: Christina Veiga/Chalkbeat) How to Serve on Your Local School Council in NYC New York City parents: Do you want to get involved in local and citywide education policy? An opportunity is just around... News 12 Jan 2025 | 05:02
Some Manhattan schools worry that the new congestion pricing tolls will have a negative impact on schools, discouraging teachers from working in the district and discouraging outer borough and uptown kids from attending schools below 60th St. ( Photo: Chalkbeat NYC) Education As congestion pricing begins, some Manhattan school communities worry over long-term impact For the first time on Jan. 6, some New York City families and educators commuting to school by car faced a $9 toll upon entering... News 06 Jan 2025 | 07:15
High School seniors taking an exam. ( Photo: Narek75) Good Riddance to Regents Exams; But What Should Replace Them? “Oh no,” a student in my 11th grade English Language Arts class groaned dramatically. “Anything but Regents prep!” As a... News 07 Nov 2024 | 07:33
