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4Fams

New Class Size Law Means 17,700 More NYC Teachers. Where Will They Come From?

Alina Adams
Opinion

What I Learned Touring a NYC Arts School With Its Founder, Tony Bennett

Greg Toppo
4Fams

NYC Schools Punish Students for Doing Challenging Work & Reward Minimal Learning

Alina Adams
Union Report

Why Is New York City Paying Teachers Union Members $3,000 to Accept a 20% Raise?

Mike Antonucci
New York City

NYC Teachers Union & Mayor Reach Tentative Agreement on Raises, Remote Learning

Claudia Irizarry Aponte
The 74 Investigation

They Stood Up to NYC Schools For Their Disabled Child. Then CPS Arrived

Asher Lehrer-Small
teacher pay

NYC Charter School Raises Teacher Starting Salary to $140,000

Marianna McMurdock
New York City

Fordham Graduate Students Walk Out of Teaching to Demand a Better Contract

Jonathan Custodio
opinion

Educating Kids in Foster Care: Lessons Learned from a Unique School in the Bronx

Jessica Nauiokas & Melanie Hartzog
Innovative High Schools

Robotics-Themed NYC High School Fills Roster in Inaugural Year

Jo Napolitano
refugee students

A Year into the War, A Small NYC School Has Become A Haven for Ukrainian Teens

Meghan Gallagher
4Fams

My Humbling Education in What Families Really Want from their Kids’ Schools

Alina Adams
4Fams

NYC Mayor’s Comments on Charter Cap a No-Confidence Vote in District Schools

Alina Adams
Child Welfare

NYC Parents Rally Against Mandated Reporting Policies for Educators

Asher Lehrer-Small
math

Equity Builder or Racial Barrier: Debate Rages Over Role of 8th-Grade Algebra

Jo Napolitano
Analysis

Indy Summer Program Proves Acceleration, Not Remediation, Is Key for Students

Brandon Brown
commentary

Principal’s View: How High-Dosage Tutoring Transformed My NYC Middle School

Chuck Jones
mental health

What One NYC Educator’s Grief Reveals About Teachers’ Mental Health Struggles

Marianna McMurdock
Union Report

Lawsuits, Protests, Lobbying: Uproar as Retirees Fight NYC Unions over Medicare

Mike Antonucci
testing

Should Kids Be Allowed to Retake Tests? A Parent’s — and a Teacher’s — View

Alina Adams
Analysis

Study Shows Small Emergency Grants Can Help College Students Stay in School

Peter Sloane
Opinion

Educator’s View: Charity Election Engaged My Students — & Helped Feed 528 People

Daniel Roeder
4Fams

Adams: NYC Middle School Screening — the Great District Divide

Alina Adams
New York City

How Listening to Student Voices Improved Learning Outcomes at 16 NYC Schools

Lynette Guastaferro & Jacobē Bell
4Fams

All Struggling Students Deserve Tutoring — Like My Daughter Gets from Her Dad

Alina Adams
Future of High School

New York City’s Apprenticeship Boom for High School Students

Patrick O’Donnell
The 74 Interview

Ending ‘Child Poverty Surveillance’: NYU Professor On Schools & Child Welfare

Asher Lehrer-Small
ACS

Exclusive Data: Educators’ ‘Careless’ Child Abuse Reports Devastate Thousands of NYC Families

Asher Lehrer-Small
4Fams

Screening Is Back in at NYC Middle & High Schools — But Will It Help or Hurt?

Alina Adams
ELA

4 Big Takeaways on the Pandemic’s Mixed Effects on NYC Students’ Test Scores

Mark Keierleber
4Fams

Parents Tell What It Would Take to Get Their Kids Back into NYC Public Schools

Alina Adams
gifted and talented

Students with Disabilities Often Overlooked in Gifted Programming

Jo Napolitano
California

After Huge Illuminate Data Breach, Ed Tech’s ‘Student Privacy Pledge’ Under Fire

Mark Keierleber
4Fams

Adams: Public Funds for Religious Schools? It’s Been Happening in NYC for Years

Alina Adams
Class of 2022

‘They’ve Been Through the Worst’: Grads at NYC Ukrainian School Celebrate & Ache

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

Adams: What NYC’s New Remote-Only Schools Could Mean for Educational Choice

Alina Adams
Union Report

Analysis: New York City Schools Take on Every Contentious Issue at Once

Mike Antonucci
New York City

Educator’s View: How Outward Bound Schools Support Student Wellness — & Learning

Vanessa Rodriguez
Pandemic

Districts Recommend Masks — But Don’t Require Them — as COVID Counts Rise

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Staffing Challenges Could Await New $100M Success Academy School in the Bronx

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Can New Gifted Programs Coax Families Back into NYC's Public Schools?

Alina Adams
Pandemic

The Children Left Behind By 1 Million U.S. COVID Deaths

Asher Lehrer-Small
covid

Bloomberg’s $50M Plan to Give NYC Charter Students a ‘Summer Boost’

Asher Lehrer-Small
4Fams

Are 4-Year-Olds Really Ready for Kindergarten? Here's a No-Cost Solution

Alina Adams
ACS

New Law Center to Fight Illegal Family Separation by NYC Child Welfare Agencies

Asher Lehrer-Small
Bronx

Losing a ‘Godsend to the Bronx’: Parents Push Back Against DOE Shakeup

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

How the CDC Botched Revising Its Mask Guidance for Preschoolers

Asher Lehrer-Small
New York City

East Village Ukrainian Students Struggle with War in Homeland

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

As Mask Mandate Lifts, Parents Divided Over Their New Choice

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Masks Optional in NYC Schools Starting Monday, Mayor Says

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

NY State Underreported Abuse & Neglect Allegations Made by NYC School Staff

Asher Lehrer-Small
cte

How School Can Best Prep Grads for Future Economy: Career Training in Green Jobs

Rachel Rosen
Black American History

Black History Month: 'Unforeseen Consequences' of Brown v. Board

Asher Lehrer-Small
4Fams

Where Are the Black Kids? Tracking, G&T and NYC's Top High Schools

Alina Adams
community college

CUNY Community Colleges Contend With Plunging Enrollment

Gabriel Sandoval
The 74 Interview

UFT’s Mulgrew on the Fighting City Hall and How the Pandemic ‘Made us Stronger’

The 74
Pandemic

Parents Push to Get ‘School Bus Bill of Rights’ on Nov. Ballot

Julian Roberts-Grmela
Bill de Blasio

Williams: Year-Round Schooling, Not Just a Question of Time, But Quality

Conor P. Williams
4Fams

Surprising Numbers Behind Which NYC Schools Actually Educate Kids

Alina Adams
Pandemic

Over 9,600 NYC Students Reported to Child Protective Services Since Aug. 2020

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

As COVID and culture wars roil schools, choice backers see an opening

Greg Toppo
charter schools

Charter Founder Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Mayor, Union, Schools Chancellor Appear at Odds Over Remote Learning Option

Jo Napolitano
Pandemic

Adams: No Remote Learning Option in NYC Schools For 6 Months

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

COVID Tests, Cold School Lunches & Classroom Chaos After Return From Break

Alina Adams
Pandemic

Reopening Struggle Revived as Thousands of Schools Close and COVID Cases Explode

Asher Lehrer-Small
4Fams

I Don’t Know Where My Son Is Applying to College & That’s (Kind of) OK

Alina Adams
David Banks

Now's the Time to Get Teaching Reading Right

Juliana Worrell
charter schools

Watch: NYC’s New Schools Chief on His ‘North Star’ for America’s Top District

The 74
Alberto Carvalho

Miami’s Carvalho Brings Rock Star Status to Top L.A. Schools Job

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

NM Requires K-12 Staff Booster Shots as Omicron Fears Fuel Vaccination Spike

Asher Lehrer-Small
Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Public Library Already Knows How to Get Books Back Without Fines

Emily Nonko
Pandemic

Online Parent-Teacher Conferences Aren't Great But Still Better Than In-Person

Alina Adams
New York City

Who Are NYPD’s New ‘Youth Coordination Officers’ Headed to Schools?

Eileen Grench
Pandemic

Photo Story: Inside a Local Pharmacy Offering Vaccines to Kids

Marianna McMurdock
Career and Technical Education

Eric Adams Is NYC’s Next Mayor. 3 Key Education Issues He’ll Face

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

NYC Retained More Students than Other Major Districts, But Tallies Questioned

Asher Lehrer-Small
climate change

New NYC Proposals to Turn Governors Island Into Climate Research Hub

Rachel Holliday Smith
Pandemic

New NYC Mayor Must Re-Engage Students, Families Hit Hardest by COVID

Barbara A. Glassman & Frankie Miranda
Pandemic

When Schools, Early Voting & COVID Rules Clash

Alina Adams
Advanced Learners

Gifted and Talented Education Must Evolve or Die

Jo Napolitano
Pandemic

NYC Won’t Say How Many Kids Are in School This Year. New Fears About Mass Exodus

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Record-High Gun Violence Sweeps The Country, More than 1000 Kids Killed in 2021

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

A ‘Crisis Within a Crisis’ at NYC’s Youth Jails; Staff & Advocates Demand Fixes

Eileen Grench
Pandemic

A Clear Path to Success for NYC Students

Dia Bryant & Lazar Treschan
gifted and talented

Free Tutoring Could Replace Gifted-and-Talented Education

Arthur Samuels
Pandemic

COVID Shots Required for School Staff in 36% of Top Districts

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Gifted Schools Say They Want Diversity — But Don't Help Students Get There

Alina Adams
Pandemic

How Schools Stayed Open During COVID-19

Betsy Ladyzhets
Pandemic

CDC Director OKs Booster Shots for Teachers and Other Frontline Workers

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Shock: From Fires to Floods, Climate Change Disrupts School For 1 Million Kids

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

Lessons from Children of 9/11 Help the Kids of COVID

Samantha Maldonado
Pandemic

Will NYC Parents Strike Over Remote Learning?

Alina Adams
Pandemic

No More Cops in Schools: How the Pandemic Delayed Push to Rethink Student Safety

Eileen Grench
Betsy DeVos

NYC reaches $700K Student Sexual Assault Settlement

Mark Keierleber
4Fams

Education Is Not a Zero-Sum Game. So Why Are We Demanding Identical Results?

Alina Adams
Student Voice

Gen Z is Looking for Balance, Mentorship, and Meaning in Work

Cheryn Hong
Pandemic

Parents Want Better School Ventilation this Fall, But Costs May Be Too High

Greg Toppo
mental health

Survey Finds Schools Forcing NYC Parents to the Sidelines

Wendy Luttrell, Mieasia Edwards & Kelly Brady
4Fams

More G&T Classes Would Help School Diversity, Not Harm It

Alina Adams
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