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NYC charter schools: What you need to know about their operations

Posted on March 18, 2025

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NYC charter schools continue strong enrollment, data finds

Posted on March 18, 2025

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My Path to Success: Excellence Boys Charter School

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Bronx Times

EXCLUSIVE | Bally’s foundation bid $8.5M for Preston High School property, but Sisters rejected offer

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Ready to attend college in NYC? Now’s your time to sign up

Posted on March 15, 2025

Queens Post

LaGuardia Community College offers tuition-free healthcare and GED programs for New Yorkers

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Bronx Times

Preston High School closure sparks outcry as community demands transparency

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Bronx Times

Hostos student earns top honor at Eastern Sociological Society conference

Governor Kathy Hochul gathered a Youth Mental Health Roundtable to announce a 'distraction-free schools' proposal.

Politics

‘Bell-to-Bell’: How Governor Hochul is seeking to protect kids from digital distractions in schools

Posted on March 11, 2025

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Bronx Times

Fordham University receives record $100M gift for STEM education

The personally identifiable information of students, parents and faculty of Riverdale Country School was published on the dark web following a data breach earlier this month.

Bronx Times

Hackers leak sensitive data from elite Bronx private school after ransomware attack

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Opinion

Op-Ed | CUNY research success brings big public benefit

Posted on March 5, 2025

Summer Rising 2025: Apply Now for Free Summer Program for NYC Students

New York Family

Summer Rising 2025: Apply Now for Free Summer Program for NYC Students

A win for arts education! NYC Council announces increased arts funding in New York City Public Schools.

A win for arts education: NYC Council announces increased arts funding in public schools

Posted on March 3, 2025

NYC Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos Commits to Continued Support for LGBTQ+ Students

New York Family

NYC Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos Commits to Continued Support for LGBTQ+ Students

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Caribbean Life

BMCC, Morehouse College strengthen partnership with new pipeline opportunities

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Julliard’s ‘Celebration’ at Lincoln Center brings out stars and symphony

Posted on February 20, 2025

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Bronx Times

Bronx mother files lawsuit accusing DOE of discrimination against pregnant teen daughter

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Brooklyn Paper

Facing ‘unsustainable’ low enrollment and financial struggles, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy will close in June

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Brooklyn Paper

City Hall to meet with Brooklyn childcare centers fighting closure as providers, pols slam Mayor Adams

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Law

Raising the bar: Applications to NYC law schools soar above last year’s numbers

Posted on February 10, 2025

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Politics

New York’s schools and students would suffer major economic and academic losses if Trump erases Department of Education, pols warn

Posted on February 9, 2025

CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez and Macaulay Scholars Council President Shania Persaud open the food pantry.

CUNY unveils new food pantry at Macaulay Honors College to combat student food insecurity

Posted on February 4, 2025

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Bronx Times

Bronx Science senior named finalist for NFL Latino Youth Honors

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Our work goes on to ensure inclusivity and respect for all

Posted on February 4, 2025

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Bronx Times

Middle schoolers successfully lobby Mayor Adams for local farmers market

Immigrant children at NY schools amid fears of ICE deportations

Fears of ICE deportations at New York schools leave teachers, staff and migrant parents concerned

Posted on January 29, 2025

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New York Family

Exclusive: More Than 250,000 NYC Students Have Access to Over $42 Million in College Scholarship Funds

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New York City SHSAT exam to go digital this fall

Posted on January 24, 2025

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New York Family

A Cell Phone Ban Is Coming to New York Schools

For the first time in history, Anne Frank The Exhibit will open in New York on Jan. 27.

World premiere of ‘Anne Frank: The Exhibition’ to open in NYC on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Posted on January 21, 2025

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Statewide ban of cell phones may come to New York schools

Posted on January 18, 2025

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Bronx Times

Three Bronx Catholic schools to close amid financial struggles and declining enrollment

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Lower Manhattan

Universal childcare push at City Hall park sees hundreds of parents and tots urge City Hall to lift economic hardships, provide free programs

Posted on January 13, 2025

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Bronx Times

All Hallows Catholic high school on financial brink, launches urgent fundraising campaign

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Bronx Times

Bronx nonprofit faces financial crisis after abrupt termination of $5.1M contract with city

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Bronx Times

Bronx third graders harvest honey atop PAL Webster Center, learning sustainability and STEAM skills

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Helping more students get to college with knowledge and tools to succeed

Posted on December 2, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor of New York Public Schools announces expansion of Future Ready NYC programs.

Politics

Future Ready NYC education initiative expanding to more schools with new pathways of opportunity

Posted on December 2, 2024

To help support young New Yorkers’ literacy, the New York Community Trust invested $150,000 in Literacy Academy Collective, a nonprofit that helps underserved children receive a fair education.

New grant looks to boost literacy effort for New York City’s students struggling to read

Posted on November 26, 2024

CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez spoke with members of the New York City Council Higher Education Committee during the hearing.

City Council hearing focuses on antisemitism at CUNY, and efforts to keep all students safe

Posted on November 25, 2024

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Metro Philadelphia

What would it mean if Trump dismantled the Department of Education?

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Bronx Times

Teens with incarcerated family members meet Bronx-born rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie at swanky Manhattan restaurant

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Bronx Times

CM Salamanca cuts ribbon on new play space at his childhood school in Longwood

NYC Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos.

Schools Chancellor Aviles-Ramos set to start citywide listening tour with parents

Posted on November 14, 2024

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Bronx Times

Work experience program at New Directions Secondary School boosts attendance and empowers Bronx youth

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Bronx Times

KIPP school registers 60 students and 220 adults to vote for the first time

Mayor Eric Adams celebrates the first day back to school at P.S. 121 The Throop School in the Bronx on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023.

NYC public schools to get an extra December day off, thanks to one Brooklyn student’s petition

Posted on October 30, 2024

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Bronx Arts and Science Charter School holds annual Elementary Art Show

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The best places to catch the summer solstice sunset in Queens

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Atlantic Terminal rolls out free summer fest to celebrate 20 years in Brooklyn

Advocates rally called on New York City to follow through on a proposal to abolish labor policies that allow for home care aides to work for 24 hours, but only receive 13 hours worth of pay.

LGBTQ advocates join protracted push to improve conditions for home care aides