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Aug
15

NYC school bus strike could disrupt start of year, Chancellor Banks warns

A school bus driver strike could disrupt the beginning of the school year, Chancellor David Banks warned parent leaders this week. “We’re currently negotiating with the [Amalgamated Transit Union] around buses and there’s some real concerns around a potential bus strike,” Banks told members of his parent advisory council on Thursday. “Certainly hopeful that we […]

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Aug
01

NYC’s 5th and 8th graders must take spring’s state tests on computers. Are schools ready?

New York City’s fifth and eighth graders will have to take this spring’s state tests — for English, math, and science — on computers, giving schools a nine-month runway to prepare 140,000 students to make the switch from pen and paper. A substantial amount of work may be ahead to ensure the transition goes smoothly. […]

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Aug
01

College funds for NYC’s kindergartners: How to get and give seed money for higher education

In January, all New York City’s public school kindergartners will receive a seed investment of $100 in their city-sponsored college savings accounts. It’s the second year that 5-year-olds citywide will automatically get the NYC Scholarship Accounts — a giant experiment aiming to help thousands of families who historically have faced steep barriers to postsecondary education. […]

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Aug
01

In preschool, one size doesn’t fit all. So why is NYC asking early educators to use a single curriculum?

This past year, a child in my preK class had major surgery and was out for several weeks. When he returned, we transformed a corner of the classroom into a doctor’s office. He played there every day for a week, administering bandages and shots to his curious patients. The nearby water table became a place […]

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Aug
01

NYC promises affordable child care to undocumented families through voucher program

Next month, New York City will begin providing subsidized child care to low-income, undocumented families, who typically can’t access such services because of their immigration status. The $10 million initiative, called Promise NYC, is expected to serve 600 children over the next six months, city officials announced Wednesday. It also aims to help the influx […]

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Jul
26

NYC disbands literacy coaches amid reading curriculum overhaul

Hundreds of literacy coaches hired under a program to help improve literacy instruction need to find new roles, even as many elementary schools are working to adopt new reading programs. The literacy coaches, originally part of the city’s Universal Literacy Program, must apply for other jobs, according to education department officials familiar with the city’s […]

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Jun
29

Google internships, data analytics course may soon be available at some NYC schools

Want to get certified in data analytics before you graduate high school? Thanks to a new partnership between New York City schools and Google, students at some schools around the five boroughs may soon be able to. The tech industry giant will serve as the first tech-anchor employer partner for FutureReadyNYC, a career-readiness initiative that […]

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Jun
29

NYC often segregates students with significant disabilities. This new school aims to change that.

Outfitted with paper chef hats, a group of students at Brooklyn’s P.S. 958 were getting ready on a recent afternoon to launch a mock restaurant, wiggling on the classroom carpet in anticipation of their first wave of customers. The students had been preparing since February, touring their surrounding Sunset Park neighborhood to learn what types […]

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