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We know that tens of thousands of students pass through metal detectors every day in New York City. We know that the vast majority of them are students of color. And we know that for many of these students, metal detectors will lead to confrontational, invasive, and harmful interactions with school police. Waiting in line to be scanned and potentially frisked or searched often

New York city public school students shared their stories, concerns and hopes for the Asian American and Pacific Islander curriculum that will be introduced to U.S. history classrooms this fall.

The rise in cases is still scuttling plans at some city schools by keeping more staff than usual out of the classroom.

“When people attacked me for having school safety agents in our schools, they need to see this,” Mayor Adams said, holding up a photo of the knives, brass knuckles and other weapons found in the backpack of 14-year-old student at NYC Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies in Chelsea on Friday.

Hundreds of professors signed an open letter slamming the woke math movement, that started in California two years ago, which aims to eliminate advanced math classes for students in grades K to 12.

An activist fighting Bill de Blasio’s plan to scrap merit-based K-12 programs looks back on the last few years.

An activist fighting Bill de Blasio’s plan to scrap merit-based K-12 programs looks back on the last few years.

But what about equity?

After a fierce backlash from some parents and students, school officials announced yesterday that almost no AP classes will be cut from the course catalog next school year.

The clash over APs at LaGuardia reflects a growing debate citywide over the value of the courses in a system that has aggressively expanded them in recent years.