Sep. 4, 2024 By Megan McGibney Brooklyn’s public schools will start the new school year on Sept. 5, but some will be without after-school programs. As the 2023-24 school year ended, Albany altered the funding structure for after-school programs. The New York State Learning and Enrichment After-School Program Supports, a new initiative by the state’s…
May. 21, 2024 By Megan McGibney
When the doors opened for eight of Brooklyn’s school districts last September, parents and teachers walked into three new literacy curricula that the Department of Education unveiled in May 2023.
Feb. 1, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick & Paul Frangipane
Schools Chancellor David C. Banks stopped by a Sunset Park school on Wednesday to announce the completion of “Reimagining Special Education” — the first official report from the newly-formed New York City Public Schools Special Education Advisory Council.
Nov. 22, 2023 By Augostina Mallous
More than 300,000 students at New York City’s “high-need” schools are currently enrolled in oversized classes, according to the United Federation of Teachers, despite the city’s assertions that those schools meet legal class size limits.
Oct. 12, 2023 By Adam Daly
Local politicians and hundreds of parents held a rally in Bay Ridge on Wednesday in support of a father who was arrested on Sept. 30 for allegedly protecting his 13-year-old son from a violent attacker.
Sep. 8, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen, Adam Daly, Ximena Del Cerro & Isabel Song Beer Though it still feels like summer outside in New York City — with temperatures Thursday rising above 90 degrees Fahrenheit – more than a million public school students packed up their backpacks after the long break and headed back to class for the first day of school on Sept. 7. In Brooklyn, where more than 200,000 students settled in for the new academic year, feelings were mixed. While some learners couldn’t wait to get back to their classmates and teachers, others were a little bit…
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Sep. 5, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
The beginning of the school year usually elicits excitement and anticipation for learning. However, as children return to school, so do the anxieties and fears of potential school shootings.
Aug. 22, 2023 By Megan McGibney
The latest conflict between New York City’s public schools and charter school communities reached a conclusion just before the city’s largest charter school system opened for the year.