NYC Schools

A 6-year-old Bronx charter school student found a loaded gun in his backpack and a 14-year-old was allegedly caught with a weapon at a Brooklyn high school. Here’s what we know so far.

Two handguns were found in the backpacks of New York City public school students in separate boroughs Thursday — and the one that was loaded was in the possession of a 6-year-old, authorities say. The 6-year-old presumably didn’t know the gun had been there. Cops say they were alerted to the find at Boys Prep Bronx, a public charter school…

Mayor Eric Adams has thrown his support his support behind a plan to make Diwali an official NYC Schools holiday. Adams was joined by NYC School’s Chancellor David Banks and State Assemblywoman Jennifer Rajkumar of Queens, who introduced a bill this week that would put Diwali on the school calendar. “For over two decades, South Asians and Indo Caribbeans...

Mayor Eric Adams has thrown his support behind a plan to make Diwali a NYC School holiday.

The school is accused of failing to provide students with a sufficient secular education. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.

A Brooklyn Yeshiva is accused of breaking the law by failing to provide its students with a sufficient secular education — as a mother said the school didn’t teach her son even some of the most basic subjects, which has kept him behind.

A 19-year-old employee of the NYC Schools system is in critical condition after being shot in the heard in Brooklyn. Tracie Strahan reports.

In a move that will please some parents and anger others, New York City is making changes to the public school admissions process — here’s what families need to know

Chancellor David Banks announced today the controversial admissions test is here to stay. Andrew Siff reports.

The rates of COVID-19 vaccinations within New York City Schools varied depending on the race/ethnicity of the child and the borough in which they live, according to a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open. According to new research from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Syracuse University, University of Delaware, and NYC’s Department of Health and Mental...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul hinted that she may look to pass a bill that would put a cap on class sizes throughout the state.

Students in the nation’s largest school district — New York City — are heading back to school with an updated protocol overhaul, added safety measures — and without those coveted “snow days.” Thursday is opening day for New York City public schools for the 2022-23 academic calendar year. (Here’s a calendar you can print.) The start of the new school…

The city’s school system is shifting the focus from COVID to a broader view pf student safety and health this year. Erica Byfield reports.

New York City announced a COVID protocol overhaul for its public school system last month, relaxing virus restrictions as the nation’s largest district prepares to return to the classroom in less than two weeks. The details (find them here) notwithstanding, the announcement served as a reality check for many parents who suddenly remembered that it’s almost time for school...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul hinted that she may look to pass a bill that would put a cap on class sizes throughout the state.

The bill faces both support and opposition from various officials throughout the city, Erica Byfield reports.

New York City’s public schools are facing more than $400 million in cuts. On Monday, frustrated parents joined others in a council hearing to talk about DOE massive funding gap.

Teachers, parents, and administrators are ramping up the pressure on city hall tonight. Erica Byfield reports.

A new group of asylum seekers arrived in New York City by bus from Texas Friday morning as the city announces a plan to get all the children arriving here to the NYC Schools system. Andrew Siff reports.

New York City officials expect at least 1,000 children from asylum-seeking families to enter the school system this fall, as the city struggles to find solutions to wave after wave of migrants being bussed in from Texas. City leaders announced “Operation Open Arms” on Friday, an effort to expedite the process of getting those kids into schools, and assist with…