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In just over a week since the city has started offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children 5- to 11-years-old, more than 72,000 doses have been administered, with one third of these vaccinations happening in pop-up school sites. Stressing the success of the city’s COVID-19 inoculation program that brought the Pfizer vaccine to elementary schools last week, Mayor Bill de…

A special education teacher in Brooklyn accused of kissing a 13-year-old student on the lips was arrested last week. Police say 41-year-old Michael D’Anna works at P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington in Bay Ridge. A school worker witnessed D’Anna kissing the student Friday morning in the science lab, the NYPD said. He’s now facing charges of sexual abuse and...

Currently, about 0.21% of New York City classrooms are under quarantine and schools have been generally safe for students, NYC Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi said.

A public school in Queens closed on Wednesday due to an outbreak in COVID cases, just as the vaccine for younger children begins to roll out. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

Rising COVID-19 cases in a New York City elementary school have forced the school to become the second public school this academic year to briefly return to remote learning. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

NYC is rolling out 2 dozen vans in an effort to ramp up vaccinations for younger students. Andrew Siff reports.

The upcoming administration may be looking to unmask children sooner rather than later — should the science allow it — but the current mayor said it’s not quite yet time to ditch the masks.

More than 100,000 New York City schoolchildren were homeless at some point during the 2020-2021 school year, a 42% increase since 2010, according to an advocacy group

Could NYC end mask-wearing in schools soon? The notion appears to possibly be on the table, because the city’s next mayor says he wants that mandate lifted. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

On the first day of vaccinations for young kids at NYC schools, some schools ran out of supplies due to the high demand. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

Parents at a number of New York City public schools were in line very early Monday morning to give their newly-eligible children the COVID-19 shot. However, a number of city schools apparently got more than they bargained for as News 4 New York was made aware of reports that some schools quickly ran out of shots during the first day…

Dozens of schools are experiencing shortage of vaccines doses, causing anger among parents. Romney Smith reports.

A plan announced by New York City’s mayor to phase out elementary school gifted and talented programs in the country’s largest school district — if it proceeds — would be among the most significant developments yet.

New York City outlined “Brilliant NYC,” the plan that will take the place of the Gifted and Talented program after it is completely phased out of city schools. Erica Byfield reports.

New York City outlined “Brilliant NYC,” the plan that will take the place of the Gifted and Talented program after it is completely phased out of city schools. The newly revealed inclusive model, shared on Tuesday, will reach 26 times more students than G&T. According to Mayor Bill de Blasio, in a typical year, the city sees about 65,000 students…

New York City will phase out gifted and talented classes in its schools, opting to end a program that critics said entrenched racial divides in the nation’s largest public school system, Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Friday.

New York City will phase out gifted and talented classes in its schools, opting to end a program that critics said entrenched racial divides in the nation’s largest public school system, Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Friday. The mayor officially announced the long-awaited transition on Friday, confirming a move he first proposed in January. Students in first grade and...

Besides learning New York state’s core curriculum, students can major in basketball topics such as analytics, broadcast journalism, print and digital media, coaching, law and marketing.

New York City’s vaccination mandate for school staff survived a court challenge Tuesday while hospitals across the state reported few disruptions to their services because of the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers.

Vaccine Mandate expands for workers with developmental disabilities. Andrew Siff reports.