Education
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The mayor apologized to students hoping for a day off, saying that classes will be held in-person or remotely as the city must meet the mandated number of instructional days.
Posted inEducation
Success Academy CEO Seeks to Transfer a Charter School to Husband
State education officials questioned whether the move is legal — though they have limited power to block it.
Posted inEducation
Zohran Mamdani to Tap Kamar Samuels as NYC Schools Chancellor
Currently superintendent of the Upper West Hide and Harlem's District 3, Samuels is known for his leadership on school integration and mergers.
Posted inEducation
Kindergarten Applications Are Open. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Kindergarten applications opened Tuesday, and families have until Jan. 23 to apply. Those who apply by the deadline will receive an offer on March 31.
Posted inEducation
Mamdani’s Schools Chancellor Pick: Some Parent Groups Are Pushing for Him to Keep Aviles-Ramos
Members of the Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Council advocate for the current chancellor to continue in order to avoid a mid-school-year shakeup.
Posted inHow to New York
How New York Families Can Save for College — and How Some Have $100 Already
NYC Kids Rise aims to make college and career training more accessible for all students regardless of income. Here’s how it works.
Posted inThe Bronx
16-Year-Old Bronx High Schooler Arrested by ICE at Check-In
The Ecuadorian teen was legally in the United States under a special status for at-risk juveniles, which under prior administrations shielded a young person from deportation until they could apply for a green card.
Posted inEducation, Homelessness
154,000 NYC Students Were Homeless Last School Year, Another Record High
The staggering total, which includes students who lived in shelters along with those doubled up with family or friends, is larger than the entire Dallas school system.
Posted inEducation
Trump Administration Cancels NYC Magnet School Funding Over Trans Student Policies
At stake is $36 million that city officials expected to flow to several schools over the next three fiscal years.
Posted inLabor
School Bus Union Election Should Be Invalidated, Challengers Say in Suit
ATU Local 1181 let two unqualified candidates onto the ballot and got management help collecting ballots for favored candidates, court papers from insurgents allege.

