Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat, Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat, Author at THE CITY

School safety officers greet students outside P.S. 146 in Manhattan after their first day of the classes

Education

NYC School Safety Force Drops by Almost a Third

March 11, 2025, 2:36 p.m.March 11, 2025, 5:35 p.m.

The declines have been driven by high attrition during the pandemic, slow hiring and a $37,000 annual starting salary.

Department of Education

NYC Schools Restore LGBTQ Videos Yanked by PBS Following Trump Executive Order

Feb. 19, 2025, 5:02 p.m.Feb. 19, 2025, 5:02 p.m.

The videos, made in partnership with NYC public schools, profiled key historical figures like Audre Lorde and Bayard Rustin.

A group of migrant students wait for a bus across from the Stewart Hotel in Midtown on the way to school.

Migrant Crisis

Deportation Fears Keep Migrant Kids Out of School as ‘Everyone Is Scared’

Jan. 24, 2025, 4:00 p.m.Jan. 24, 2025, 4:20 p.m.

On high alert after President Donald Trump's inauguration this week and worried about his promise to fast-track deportations, scores of immigrant families kept kids home.

Mayor Eric Adams watches the Thanksgiving Day Parade with Tracey Collins, Nov. 23, 2023.

Adams World: Investigated

Tracey Collins, Eric Adams’ Partner, Retires Amid ‘No-Show’ Job Investigation

Nov. 8, 2024, 4:26 p.m.Nov. 8, 2024, 4:26 p.m.

The mayor’s girlfriend, who received a significant promotion and a roughly $50,000 raise after Adams took office in 2022, ended work on Nov. 1.

(R-L) New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Melissa Aviles-Ramos, and Schools Chancellor David A. Banks at Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

Education

Next Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos Says She’ll Have Mayor Adams’ Back

Sept. 25, 2024, 6:10 p.m.Sept. 25, 2024, 7:02 p.m.

“I want you to see me as a symbol of stability,” said Aviles-Ramos, who was quick to cast herself as an ally to the istration in the midst of several federal investigations.

Schools chancellor David Banks speaks at the opening of the newly-renovated P.S. 487 in the South Bronx.

Education

Schools Chancellor David Banks Announces He’s Retiring Amid Federal Investigations

Sept. 24, 2024, 8:15 p.m.Sept. 25, 2024, 6:57 a.m.

Federal agents visited David Banks’ home the day before school started and seized his phones as part of a broader investigation into of Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle.

Department of Education

English Test Scores Dip as Schools Chancellor Pushes New Reading Programs

Aug. 22, 2024, 12:39 p.m.Aug. 22, 2024, 12:39 p.m.

A Chalkbeat analysis found that districts that used the new curriculums saw proficiency rates drop by 3.5 percentage points. Districts that didn't had a smaller decline.

Education

Schools Look to Virtual Learning to Reduce Class Sizes

May 10, 2024, 1:48 p.m.May 10, 2024, 1:48 p.m.

The DOE says some students could “receive regular remote instruction, potentially reducing the overall impacts on space in schools” in order to comply with new state rules.

Carolyne Quintana, the Education Department’s deputy chancellor for teaching and learning, speaks with several students.

David Banks

Major Shakeup: Ed Department Disbands Unit Leading Chancellor’s Signature Literacy Drive

March 25, 2024, 4:34 p.m.March 25, 2024, 6:02 p.m.

The departure of head of the teaching and learning division caught some staff by surprise, amidst an already bumpy rollout of David Banks' literary initiative.

A public school in Brooklyn was closed while a nor’easter blanketed the city with snow.

Public Schools

Tech Meltdown Shuts NYC Students Out of Virtual Classes

Feb. 13, 2024, 10:21 a.m.Feb. 14, 2024, 10:56 a.m.

The outage prevented many — though not all — teachers and students from logging into Zoom for remote classes on a snowy day.

Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat

NYC School Safety Force Drops by Almost a Third

NYC Schools Restore LGBTQ Videos Yanked by PBS Following Trump Executive Order

Deportation Fears Keep Migrant Kids Out of School as ‘Everyone Is Scared’

Tracey Collins, Eric Adams’ Partner, Retires Amid ‘No-Show’ Job Investigation

Next Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos Says She’ll Have Mayor Adams’ Back

Schools Chancellor David Banks Announces He’s Retiring Amid Federal Investigations

English Test Scores Dip as Schools Chancellor Pushes New Reading Programs

Schools Look to Virtual Learning to Reduce Class Sizes

Major Shakeup: Ed Department Disbands Unit Leading Chancellor’s Signature Literacy Drive

Tech Meltdown Shuts NYC Students Out of Virtual Classes

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