Schools

Less than one year after Meisha Porter became the first Black woman to take the helm of the New York City public school system, the born and bred New Yorker from a family of educators says she’s stepping down from the job. Porter told NY1 Wednesday she will leave the school chancellor post at the end of the year...

Governor Murphy announced that $75 million would be given to New Jersey public schools for new buildings and repairs and school administrators are grateful. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

Leaders of a city in Orange County opted against declaring a state of emergency Friday after a second shooting this week that wounded four teenagers prompted another school closing in the Hudson Valley. The shooting led to the closure of Newburgh Free Academy’s campuses on Thursday and again Friday, though the gunfire was closer to South Middle School, which...

A shooting near a school in Newburgh injured four teens, forcing Newburgh Free Academy to close on Thursday. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

A Copiague high school student died during basketball tryouts this week. Greg Cergol reports.

New measures that restrict how race is addressed in classrooms have spread confusion and anxiety among many educators.

He was 15 years old and had no prior health issues, according to his father.

Ramapo community reacts to the sudden death of New Jersey Football Coach, Drew Gibbs. Sarah Wallace reports.

Drew Gibbs, one of the most successful and beloved coaches in New Jersey high school history, died of complications from an emergency heart procedure. He was 59 years old.

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…

Two kindergarten classes at a Long Island elementary school switched fully remote on Monday because of an ongoing COVID outbreak and will remain out of the classroom as in-person learning continues for others with heightened precautions, according to a letter to parents obtained by News 4 Thursday. It comes a day after a New York City elementary school was forced…

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a halt to the enforcement of Texas’ ban on mask mandates in the state’s schools.

A Queens elementary school has been shut down because of a COVID-19 outbreak – just the second school building shut down this school year. Andrew Siff reports.

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.

For many parents, school holidays can sneak up — especially in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic that saw education calendars be anything but normal. If you’ve ever said, “Wait, there’s no school tomorrow?” in disbelief, know you are not alone. So if you’re wondering, no, there is no school for New York City public school students on Veterans...

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 switch all-remote for a period of time. The first closure led to sweeping COVID policy changes. The 10-day physical closure of P.S. 166 in Queens starting Wednesday comes as the city ramps up efforts to get…

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

In an effort to vaccinate the newly eligible, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new vaccine incentive that will prepare youngsters for college in the years to come. Hochul announced Tuesday the “Vaccinate. Educate. Graduate” plan. The incentive calls for any children in the 5 to 11 age group who gets vaccinated to be part of a pool in which the…

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