Yellow bus shortage could impact special-needs students as NYC school year starts
Thousands of New York City students with disabilities are at risk of being stranded without a yellow bus…
UFT challenges Mamdani lawsuit over $10,000 payments for NYC paraprofessionals | The Riverdale Press
by Michelle Mullen The United Federation of Teachers challenged Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s lawsuit against the city council over…
NYC Public Schools to Ban AI From Preschool to Eighth Grade
Photo: Barry Williams/TNS/Getty Images The city’s public school system is set to roll out an expansive new policy…
NYC to ban AI in preschool to 8th grade this year, but AI skeptics fear ‘exemptions’
As he officially announced the New York City public education system’s artificial intelligence policy on Wednesday, Mayor Mamdani…
Students say their flimsy OMNY cards are jamming up their school commute
A group of New York City students rallied Thursday to call for improvements to the student OMNY program, the joint MTA-DOE…
More than half of NYC students often bored in class, school survey finds
Close to half of New York City public schoolchildren do not feel challenged in the classroom, according to…
NYC expands Mamdani-backed program for students in homeless shelters to more schools
Mayor Mamdani is acting on a campaign pledge to expand New York City’s whole-of-government response to the urgent…
New poll shows displeasure with New York public school results compared to $36,000-per-student costs
A new Empire Center for Public Policy poll on public schools and education released on Saturday found that…
NYC student scores plunge with only half reading at grade level
Reading scores of New York City public school students plummeted this past school year, erasing improvements in the…
NYC public schools revamp school avoidance policies in class action settlement
New York City’s public school system (NYCPS) announced a new system to tackle school avoidance, the term used…
Mamdani appoints 13 new members to NYC public schools governing board
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed 13 members to the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP), a governing board that oversees…
BP Richards appoints Costa Constantinides to city’s Panel for Educational Policy – QNS
The PEP, a 24-member voting body overseeing New York City Public Schools, is comprised of community leaders across…