Department of Education

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Education Department and Secretary Betsy DeVos over revised federal guidelines on how sexual assault allegations should be handled on college and K-12 campuses, claiming that the changes would “inflict significant harm” on victims and “dramatically undermine” their civil rights, NBC News reports.

New York Department of Education has reported at least 50 of its employees have died after contracting the coronavirus. The department released the number on Monday, detailing that 22 of those who lost their lives to COVID-19 were paraprofessionals, 21 were teachers, two were administrators, one was a facilities staffer, one was a guidance counselor and another was a food…

Mayor De Blasio and Governor Cuomo are at odds on the decision to close NYC schools for the remainder of the year. Melissa Russo reports.

A veteran special education teacher allegedly made a 9-year-old girl with autism inappropriately touch him while other students were in the classroom, law enforcement sources tell NBC New York. Another adult at The Carl Ullman School in Oakland Gardens, Queens, witnessed Marc Scheibel grabbing the hand of the young student, who is non-verbal, and forced her to touch him. The…

A veteran special education teacher in Queens allegedly made a 9-year-old girl with autism inappropriately touch him while other students were in the classroom, law enforcement sources say. Marc Santia reports.

A veteran special education teacher allegedly made a 9-year-old girl with autism inappropriately touch him in front of the entire class, law enforcement sources said. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

The New York City Department of Education could change how it investigates candidates for high-level positions after an investigation found that a high-ranking schools official accused of sexual abuse lied about a forced resignation in his background check. In the Special Commissioner of Investigation’s report on David Hay, the former deputy chief of staff to New York City Schools...

A now fired New York City schools official allegedly bought a whirpool suite at a Wisconsin hotel to meet up with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old boy, according to a criminal complaint revealed Friday. David Hay, who was arrested at an airport in Milwaukee on Dec. 29 on a charge of using a computer to facilitate a…

A New York City schools official is facing child sex charges in Wisconsin, the city Department of Education confirmed to News 4 New York. David Hay was arrested at an airport in Milwaukee on Sunday on a charge of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, according to the New York Times, which first reported the arrest. Hay…

A federal judge has held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court for violating an order to stop collecting loans from thousands of former for-profit college students. U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim issued the ruling Thursday in San Francisco. She also fined the Education Department $100,000. Kim previously ordered DeVos to stop collecting federal loans from former Corinthian Colleges...

A 19-year-old man has been arrested in the death of a 2-month-old boy that the medical examiner’s office determined to be a homicide, authorities said Monday.

Two men in their 30s were found dead in a Queens park early Monday, authorities say.

A New York City Department of Education employee has been arrested on charges that he sexually abused a 9-year-old girl, police say.

A New York City Department of Education employee has been arrested on charges that he sexually abused a 9-year-old girl, police say.

Two education groups are coming together to inform former students, teachers and staff who were at schools around the World Trade Center on or around 9/11 about the health risks associated with exposure

The New York City Department of Education has proposed eliminating chocolate milk from school menus in favor of options that contain less sugar

A lunchtime favorite among students may be eliminated as an option, under a new proposal. While some say the treat has too much sugar, others say it’s important to keep it so children get the other nutrients it provides. NBC New York’s Jamie Roth reports.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is seeking to raise $1 million in 24 hours to make an impact on the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities on Monday. The Chicago-based sorority is celebrating its second AKA Impact Day on Sept. 16 by raising the money for the AKA-HBCU Endowment Fund. The fundraising drive comes as some HBCUs are reportedly facing...