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He touted the “virus buster” badge alongside a convicted racketeer. Then there’s the Elon Musk–imposter scandal.

Anthony Miranda touted the ‘virus buster’ with a convicted racketeer and a Queens business leader embroiled in an Elon Musk-imposter spectacle

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State lawmakers seem poised to allow more charter schools to open in the city. While the number is small, the debate over charter schools remains heated as public schools lose students and funds.

QNS is taking a look back at the events that unfolded this year in education in Queens. Here are some of the top education stories of 2022.

Kindergarten families can activate their NYC Scholarship Accounts in January. Here’s how to grow the seed money and how communities can raise more to help kids go to college. 

Plus: RWJBarnabas scraps deal to acquire Saint Peter's, citing FTC lawsuit Health care marketplace Sesame raises $27M in Series B round Organon inks $103M deal for breast cancer, osteoporosis biosimilars

Following an outcry that some well-liked superintendents were cut, the education department announced that all sitting superintendents will now be considered as Chancellor David Banks overhauls their roles.

Schools chancellor David Banks is in the midst of a major bureaucratic reshuffling in which he’s asked all 45 sitting superintendents to reapply for their positions — and opened the role to other applicants.

These are the few competitive seats up for grabs.