NEW YORK — The number of school-age children in New York City who live in shelters or “doubled up” in apartments with family or friends has swelled by 70% over the past decade — a crisis without precedent in the city’s history.
NEW YORK — Entrenched segregation, rising student homelessness and breakdowns in special education services: Mayor Bill de Blasio will face significant hurdles when it comes to improving the school system this fall.
NEW YORK — When the charter school movement first burst onto the scene, its founders pledged to transform big urban school districts by offering low-income and minority families something they believed was missing: safe, orderly schools with rigorous academics.
NEW YORK — Ronald Lauder, the billionaire cosmetics heir, and Richard Parsons, the former chairman of Citigroup, have for decades had their hands in New York City affairs. Lauder ran a failed bid for mayor and successfully led a campaign for term limits for local elected officials. Parsons has been a prominent adviser to two mayors.
NEW YORK — For months, in two of New York City’s most politically progressive neighborhoods, parents debated what to do about their deeply segregated schools. Now, after adopting a series of initiatives last year following many spirited and emotionally charged discussions, these neighborhoods are starting to see swift changes in enrollment, according to city data released Monday.
NEW YORK — The news last month that only seven black students were offered seats at Stuyvesant High School, New York City’s most selective public high school, incited a national uproar about merit, race and class in education.
NEW YORK — Sarai Pridgen had just gotten home from debate practice Monday evening when she opened her laptop to find her Facebook feed flooded with stories about a staggering statistic: only seven black students had been admitted into Stuyvesant High School, out of 895 spots. The number was causing a wrenching citywide discussion about race and inequality in America’s largest school system.
NEW YORK — Sarai Pridgen had just gotten home from debate practice Monday evening when she opened her laptop to find her Facebook feed flooded with stories about a staggering statistic: only seven black students had been admitted into Stuyvesant High School, out of 895 spots. The number was causing a wrenching citywide discussion about race and inequality in America’s largest school system.
NEW YORK — Only a tiny number of black students were offered admission to the highly selective public high schools in New York City on Monday, raising the pressure on officials to confront the decades-old challenge of integrating New York’s elite public schools.
NEW YORK — Only a tiny number of black students were offered admission to the highly selective public high schools in New York City on Monday, raising the pressure on officials to finally confront the decades-old challenge of integrating New York’s elite public schools.
The end of the initiative, called Renewal, is a blow to de Blasio, who had hoped that success would bolster his effort to build a national reputation for innovative policies.
New York’s schools have become increasingly divided along racial lines over the last two decades, and the city is currently home to one of the most segregated urban public school systems in America.
NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to overhaul admissions for New York City’s elite high schools has proved highly divisive, leaving some Asian-American students feeling that they are being pitted against their black and Hispanic neighbors.
Four years ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York pushed through a plan to put New York at the forefront of a national movement to reshape American public education: He vowed that half of a teacher’s rating would be determined by student results on standardized exams.
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