NNew York Read More Carthage school district holds line on taxes in proposed budgetMarch 31, 2026 TOWN OF CHAMPION, New York (WWNY) – One of the largest school districts in Jefferson County plans to…
NNew York City Read More As schools waited for NYC’s AI policy, some crafted their ownMarch 23, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered…
NNew York Read More Plattsburgh schools closed due to staffing issuesMarch 23, 2026 PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Staffing, not weather, closed schools in Plattsburgh on Friday. Superintendent Jay LeBrun sent out…
NNew York City Read More Mamdani’s NYC ‘school safety’ scheme is just another cash grabMarch 17, 2026 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push for more and harsher “school speed zones” is as naked a robbery as Gov.…
NNew York City Read More Private NYC preschool to up tuition by 20%, blames Mamdani’s free pre-K expansionMarch 12, 2026 A private Manhattan day care is set to hike prices by up to 20% — and blames the…
MManhattan Read More Yogi axed from NYC school after ‘inappropriate’ touching with six-year-old: investigationMarch 10, 2026 A yoga instructor was axed from a Manhattan school for repeatedly engaging in “inappropriate” behavior with a 6-year-old…
BBrooklyn Read More Former Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard at 16, growing up in Brooklyn public housing—he still says college is the best ticket to the middle classMarch 10, 2026 Blankfein has witnessed the power of a strong college education firsthand. The billionaire finance leader was born into…
NNew York City Read More Thousands of New York 4-Year-Olds Couldn’t Apply to…March 9, 2026 At New York Focus, our central mission is to help readers better understand how New York really works.…
NNew York City Read More NYC’s elite United Nations school sued over alleged ‘sustained and targeted’ antisemitismMarch 9, 2026 A veteran Jewish teacher filed a discrimination suit against the elite United Nations International School in Manhattan for…
NNew York City Read More Why NYC students clock about 130 fewer hours in class than national peersFebruary 27, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered…
NNew York Read More Blizzard hits US Northeast bringing cities to standstill, closing schools and disrupting flightsFebruary 26, 2026 A powerful snowstorm has pummelled the north-eastern United States from Maryland to Maine, with the treacherous conditions closing…
NNew York Read More Racist comment at NYC parent meeting ignites fury as Black leaders call for accountability – ChalkbeatFebruary 25, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered…