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Education

(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.
Posted inEducation

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.
Posted inEducation

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.
A Pre-K student checks out the toy options in his new classroom at P.S. 487 in the South Bronx.
Posted inEducation

AI, Cell Phones, Elections: What to Watch as Students Head Back to School

Sept. 4, 2024, 12:09 p.m.Jan. 6, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
Chalkbeat New York takes a look at five major education issues that may come into play this school year.
Posted inEducation

‘We’re Not There Yet,’ Eric Adams Says of NYC-Wide School Cell Phone Ban

Aug. 27, 2024, 2:21 p.m.Aug. 27, 2024, 2:21 p.m.
The mayor's comments significantly dial back the message that schools Chancellor David Banks offered just months ago.
Posted inDepartment 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.
Rosaura Vazquez spends time in her son, Hansel Mendoza, in their Woodside home.
Posted inBudget

Immigrant Learners Struggle to Find English Classes as City Funding Lapses

Aug. 16, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 16, 2024, 4:56 p.m.
Money for new contracts have yet to reach class providers, while those near clusters of migrant shelters are cut off.
Posted inEducation

About 25% of City High Schools Have Newspapers. Council Wants to See More.

Aug. 14, 2024, 3:38 p.m.Aug. 14, 2024, 3:38 p.m.
City Council are expected to vote Thursday on a resolution calling for the Department of Education to student publications in every high school.
Posted inHow to New York

What’s Happening With New York School Enrollment? Five Things to Know

Aug. 7, 2024, 4:50 p.m.Jan. 6, 2025, 2:53 p.m.
Among shifting demographic trends, there are now nearly as many Asian Americans as Black students in the NYC school system.
BASE Principal Gail Lambert demonstrates cell phone pouches that the school ultimately abandoned.
Posted inEducation

City Schools Plan Cellphone Ban to Start February, Principals Say

July 19, 2024, 11:50 a.m.July 19, 2024, 11:50 a.m.
School leaders don’t expect to receive extra money in their budgets — and will have to come up with their own policies.
Posted inDepartment of Education

Kara Ahmed, NYC’s Head of Early Childhood Education, to Leave After Turbulent Tenure

July 9, 2024, 12:33 p.m.July 9, 2024, 6:15 p.m.
Ahmed will take over in September as the president of Educare Network, a group of 25 birth-to-5 schools across the country.

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