New York City Schools

The former NYC Schools Chancellor, Richard Carranza, was fined a pretty penny after misusing his position as the head of schools to take his wife on an outing to see the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” using a Department of Education discount, it was revealed Thursday. According to the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board, in April 2019, Carranza, who...

Less than three weeks after leaving his post as NYC schools chancellor — saying he needed “time to grieve” his coronavirus losses — Richard Carranza has landed a senior gig with a Silicon Valley educational software firm.

After having its doors closed for months, public high schools in New York City reopen Monday for in-person learning. Meanwhile, New Jersey is taking a slower approach in reopening businesses as per-capita cases rise to a national high, with Gov. Phil Murphy saying more reopenings are unlikely in the short term. (New Jersey has the third-highest average of daily new...

Storm Team 4 Meteorologist, Matt Brickman, met with Mr. Costa’s fourth grade class at PS 16 Leonard Dunkly in Brooklyn for a virtual weather lesson.

The race to vaccinate 1 million New York City residents in January is underway, with Mayor Bill de Blasio demanding Monday it become a 24/7 operation, as some frontline healthcare workers in New Jersey get their second shots Monday. Meanwhile, Positive cases of the coronavirus have prompted New York City leaders to close more than 100 school buildings on Monday,...

Elementary school students went back to classrooms across New York City on Tuesday in a high-stakes test for the nation’s biggest public school system even as the mayor warned that a recent rise in coronavirus cases was “cause for real concern.” With children wearing masks and undergoing temperature checks at schoolhouse doors, students and parents who opted for brick-and-mortar...

Families have the option of choosing all-remote learning, and a growing number are doing so — 48% as of Friday, up from 30% six weeks earlier

NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan, Katherine Creag and Marc Santia report.

Marc Santia, Brian Thompson and Ida Siegal have team coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yet another delay of in-person school for most New York City students Thursday, just days before the re-scheduled restart. Reaction was swift – and mixed, with parents and educators expressing some variation of frustration, concern and relief. There was also confusion. Katherine Creag reports.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is furloughing his City Hall staff, including himself. The measure, announced Wednesday, is a way to save money due to the budget constraints brought on by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The news comes as New York City’s already delayed school year launched its remote start Wednesday, a soft opening intended to serve as...

A number of New York City teachers are calling for this school year to be fully remote. Katherine Creag with the latest.

Earlier this month, the city’s largest teachers’ union threatened to strike — and that could still on the table if its agreements with de Blasio on how to safely welcome educators and kids back to in-person learning disintegrate further.The union’s at-time fractious relationship with City Hall has been made that much more tense by looming layoffs — 22,000 city workers,...

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced ventilation action teams that will inspect all New York City classrooms before the start of the school year. Tracie Strahan reports.

NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.

Mayor Bill De Blasio said 74 percent of NYC students were planning to attend school in person, per the results of a city survey, and 85 percent of teachers intend to physically teach in schools. The remaining 26 percent of students and 15 percent of teachers opted for an all-remote model.

Kathleen Porter-Magee, superintendent of New York’s Partnership Schools, discusses reopening school for the upcoming year and how parents can best follow guidelines to ensure the health and safety of their children.

The final phase of re-opening, colleges, museums, zoos, sports with no fans, and more have re-opened today, Greg Cergol reports.

Mayor De Blasio released a plan for part remote part in-person learning for the upcoming school year, Andrew Siff reports.