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Despite the landmark ruling of Brown v. Board of Education, segregation still persists in public schools nationwide.

Mayor Adams issues executive order requiring charter bus companies to coordinate 'safe, orderly' arrivals

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For the first time in eight years, the city Department of Education experienced an uptick in enrollment, the agency said last week in a press release.Based on preliminary data for

The NYC public school system reported its first bump in enrollment in eight years amid an influx of migrant families -- adding 8,000 students this fall.

The city’s education department insists the funding system is flexible, but the comptroller and education advocates worry some schools won’t get what they need if ‘massive numbers’ of new students enroll later in the year.

As the first busload of migrants from Texas reached New York in the summer of 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced the city was ready with a helping hand for "every asylum-seeker that comes to New York," and his administration worked with immigration activists to get the newcomers settled.

NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks is now in his second full year and says he's still working to help parents regain trust in the school system.

Mayor Eric Adams emphatically denied stating that the influx of migrants would "destroy" the Big Apple -- despite making the comments on camera twice.