2026-27 NYC school calendar proves the system doesn’t care about learning
Parents are rightly furious over the city public-school calendar for the school year starting this fall — but…
After Israeli flyers in NY high school placed in urinal, board president faces calls to resign
JTA — The school board president in a heavily Jewish suburb of New York City is facing calls…
Ugly antisemitic act taints NY’s tony Scarsdale HS
Flyers posted by tony Scarsdale High School’s Israel Culture Club were torn down and dumped in school bathroom…
How grading ‘equity’ is destroying NYC’s schools
As a New York City public high-school teacher, I’m all too aware that our grading standards have been…
2026-27 NYC school calendar release expected next week, chancellor says
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Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pathetic ‘science of reading’ fiasco
Credit Gov. Kathy Hochul with recognizing that New York needs to drastically up its game when it comes…
Here are the promises Zohran Mamdani broke in his first 100 days in office
He’s Zo-ing back on his word. Many of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s lofty campaign promises have already bitten the…
More absences, lower grades: NYC leaving the educational needs of homeless students behind, report finds
Children in NYC schools walk the halls, hoping to get the best education the city has to offer.…
How to cut NYC’s insane $38B school budget down to size
As Mayor Zohran Mamdani seeks to fill his $5.4 billion to $7.1 billion budget hole, he has so far shown little…
NYC schools track bathroom time with digital hall passes
Leaving class for a quick bathroom break now comes with a timer for many students in New York…
NYC parents vent over ‘insane’ number of school holidays — as days off continue to climb
Are these extra school holidays too much of a good thing? For many NYC parents of public school…
New York City’s Public School Calendar Is Maxed Out
Illustration: Brando Celi On February 24, as snow blanketed city sidewalks for the second day in a row,…