Schools

Public Safety deputy mayor Philip Banks III speaks at the Fulton Transit Center about deploying new gun-detecting scanners at select subway stations.

Feds Intensify Focus on Schools App Firm That Sought to Influence Banks Brothers

Sept. 13, 2024, 6:45 p.m.Sept. 13, 2024, 6:45 p.m.

Deputy Mayor Phil Banks, a longtime associate of Mayor Eric Adams, took swift action to get Saferwatch "panic button" into city schools run by his brother David.

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

Education

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.

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

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.

How 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.

Subway

City Students to Get Free, 24-Hour OMNY Transit Cards

July 25, 2024, 2:16 p.m.July 25, 2024, 2:26 p.m.

The new year-round transit cards will replace older student MetroCards that allowed fewer rides in specific times of day.

BASE Principal Gail Lambert demonstrates cell phone pouches that the school ultimately abandoned.

Education

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.

An eighth-grade student turns her phone off after checking it during class. May 26, 2023

Education

Lax School Cell Phone Policies Put Burden on Teachers, Leave Students Confused

June 14, 2024, 12:20 p.m.June 14, 2024, 12:23 p.m.

As Gov. Kathy Hochul mulls a statewide ban of mobile phones in schools, the reality on the ground in New York City illustrates the complexities of such a large-scale effort.

Parent advocates and Councilmember planned to deliver a petition to the mayor’s office to restore 3-K funding.

Schools

3-K Seat Shortages Rally Parents to ‘Playdate’ Protest at City Hall

June 6, 2024, 6:12 p.m.June 6, 2024, 6:42 p.m.

Mayor Eric Adams has promised child care for all 3-year-olds whose parents want it, but 2,500 toddlers didn’t get a spot. Families rallied against budget cuts that could make seats even harder to find.

Gov. Kathy Hochul at The Clinton School in Manhattan on Friday, June 24, 2022.

Mental Health

Hochul Considers Smartphone Ban for New York Schools

May 31, 2024, 11:42 a.m.May 31, 2024, 11:42 a.m.

The governor wants to dial down the use of cell phones in public schools over mental health concerns.

Schools

Feds Intensify Focus on Schools App Firm That Sought to Influence Banks Brothers

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

English Test Scores Dip as Schools Chancellor Pushes New Reading Programs

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

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

City Students to Get Free, 24-Hour OMNY Transit Cards

City Schools Plan Cellphone Ban to Start February, Principals Say

Lax School Cell Phone Policies Put Burden on Teachers, Leave Students Confused

3-K Seat Shortages Rally Parents to ‘Playdate’ Protest at City Hall

Hochul Considers Smartphone Ban for New York Schools

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