Department of Education

New York Let Residences for Kids With Serious Mental Health Problems Vanish. Desperate Families Call the Cops Instead.

June 8, 2022, 5:00 a.m.May 22, 2023, 10:26 a.m.

Many residential treatment facilities for children in New York are shutting down, leaving families frustrated and scrambling to find mental health services. Some kids age out of care as they wait.

Public Schools

Two Years of Mayoral School Control for Eric Adams — With New Strings Attached

May 31, 2022, 5:23 p.m.June 1, 2022, 9:57 a.m.

State lawmakers strike a deal to give NYC’s mayor just half the four years he sought — and it’s tied to new checks on his power, as well as downsized classes.

Education

What the Education ’s Rejection of NYC’s Funding Formula Means for Schools

April 29, 2022, 1:39 p.m.April 29, 2022, 1:39 p.m.

The education rejected NYC’s funding formula in what is normally a routine vote. What does that mean for schools and the city?

Education

NYC Created a Massive After-School Program to Help All Students With Disabilities Catch Up After COVID Disruptions. Most Never Showed Up.

April 7, 2022, 6:45 a.m.April 6, 2022, 6:33 p.m.

Just over one-third of eligible students are expected to get extra tutoring and services — with many sitting out because of transportation problems, too-long school days or schools phasing out sessions.

Education

Brooklyn School Unveils Sign Honoring Suffragist, Displacing Name Synonymous With Slavery

March 28, 2022, 7:35 p.m.March 29, 2022, 10:54 a.m.

P.S. 9 in Prospect Heights, now the Sarah Smith Garnet School, removes its last vestige of the Bergen name — though it remains on street signs and subway stations.

Education

NYC High School Graduation Rates Up as State Requirements Lowered

Feb. 16, 2022, 5:58 p.m.Feb. 28, 2022, 1:09 p.m.

Graduation rates in New York City ticked up to 81% last school year, about 2 percentage points higher than the previous year.

Education

NYC Announces 2022-23 issions Policies for Middle and High Schools

Dec. 15, 2021, 10:56 a.m.Dec. 15, 2021, 10:57 a.m.

De Blasio reverses plan to eliminate high school geographic priorities and zones, after families expressed concerns about potentially long commutes.

Education

Families Probed for Child Neglect After Keeping Kids Out of School Over COVID Concerns

Nov. 19, 2021, 8:25 a.m.Nov. 19, 2021, 9:24 a.m.

The impact of child welfare investigations on already traumatized families can be severe: charges stay on records for decades and may affect future job prospects. Parents say they are trying their best to keep their kids safe and educated.

Education

NYC Delays its Massive Academic Recovery Program for Students with Disabilities

Nov. 9, 2021, 6:00 p.m.Nov. 9, 2021, 6:13 p.m.

The nearly quarter billion-dollar effort to help special education students catch-up after more than 1 ½ years of pandemic disruptions gets pushed off to December — taking parents by surprise and causing added turmoil well into the 2021-2022 school year.

Juvenile Justice

NYC Adding More Metal Detectors and Police to Public Schools

Oct. 25, 2021, 6:35 p.m.Oct. 25, 2021, 6:35 p.m.

After a spate of incidents involving students allegedly bringing guns into school buildings, Mayor Bill de Blasio is deploying additional metal detectors to campuses and extra police officers.

Department of Education

New York Let Residences for Kids With Serious Mental Health Problems Vanish. Desperate Families Call the Cops Instead.

Two Years of Mayoral School Control for Eric Adams — With New Strings Attached

What the Education ’s Rejection of NYC’s Funding Formula Means for Schools

NYC Created a Massive After-School Program to Help All Students With Disabilities Catch Up After COVID Disruptions. Most Never Showed Up.

Brooklyn School Unveils Sign Honoring Suffragist, Displacing Name Synonymous With Slavery

NYC High School Graduation Rates Up as State Requirements Lowered

NYC Announces 2022-23 issions Policies for Middle and High Schools

Families Probed for Child Neglect After Keeping Kids Out of School Over COVID Concerns

NYC Delays its Massive Academic Recovery Program for Students with Disabilities

NYC Adding More Metal Detectors and Police to Public Schools

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