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The Excellence Project was developed by the after-school provider New York Edge. With a recent $3 million federal grant, the nonprofit will soon expand into → Read More
Chancellor David Banks and Mayor Eric Adams say they’ll support school integration efforts, but are focused on building more high-quality schools. → Read More
New York Edge hopes that after-school programming can expand opportunities to students who are typically underrepresented in NYC’s gifted classrooms. → Read More
Eric Adams’ plan calls for helping families access care more easily. It also focuses on strengthening the workforce who serve the city’s youngest children. → Read More
Overall, NYC high school applications are down amid declining enrollment, but more students are getting accepted into top-choice schools. → Read More
Dancing Classrooms is a nonprofit that teaches students across the city to ballroom dance. With the end of social distancing requirements, students can once again hold hands and link arms with their partners. → Read More
Some blasted NYC’s move to screen all students’ social-emotional skills using an assessment called DESSA. This Brooklyn school has learned to embrace it. → Read More
The lessons will roll out as a pilot in fall 2022, with a full implementation planned for 2024. → Read More
Officials discuss creating safe passageways for students and a public information campaign, while doubling down on support for school safety agents and scanning. → Read More
NYC education officials are adding more than 1,000 seats, most of them as new programs that start in third grade. The city’s gifted programs are deeply segregated. → Read More
A review of the upcoming history Regents exam after the racist Buffalo attack uncovered materials with “the potential to compound student trauma.” → Read More
Following an outcry that some well-liked superintendents were cut, the education department announced that all sitting superintendents will now be considered as Chancellor David Banks overhauls their roles. → Read More
Podcast creators Mark Winston Griffith and Max Freedman discuss how the past of District 28 in Queens shaped its present and derailed a middle school diversity plan. → Read More
With the backing of big-name funders, Robin Hood and New York City are teaming up to support child care. → Read More
NYC classrooms remain mask optional, education department officials confirmed Monday. → Read More
New York City plans to add 1,000 new for gifted programs launching in third grade and 100 more seats for kindergarten G&T programs. → Read More
Here are tips for how to talk to children about traumatic events like the subway shooting, what signs to look for if they need more support, and how to help those who might be scared of riding the subway. → Read More
Education department officials said all schools "in the area" were subject to the shelter order out of an abundance of caution. → Read More
The multi-billion-dollar investment would be spread over the next four years, paving the way for universal child care and helping to stabilize an industry shaken by COVID. → Read More
Don’t expect gifted programs for kindergarten to disappear, thought testing of 4-year-olds might fall by the wayside. → Read More