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NYC summer school 2021: field trips, academics, and open to all students Share this story Jeffrey Greenberg / Universal Images Group via Getty Images New York City is ditching its traditional summer school model, opening programming to all students, not just those who have fallen behind with coursework, officials announced Tuesday. The city will also mix camp and school activities, offering on both field trips and academics for students who have gone for more than a year without opportunities to interact with friends and learn in the classroom. The “Summer Rising” program, run by the e...

As public school enrollment plummets citywide, hard-hit West Harlem schools work to support students As public school enrollment plummets citywide, hard-hit West Harlem schools work to support students Joao Santos / Staff Photographer As public school enrollment plummets citywide, hard-hit West Harlem schools work to support students In the 2020-21 academic year, New York City’s average decrease in public school enrollment compared to the 2019-20 academic year was approximately 4 percent. For every 50 students that were enrolled in the 2019-20 academic year, two students were not enrol...

News of the planned school safety hires surfaced during a City Council hearing last week, when Kenyatte Reid, the executive director of the Education Department’s Office of Safety and Youth Development, sharply criticized the move.

Addressing educational inequity on Staten Island: ‘Who’s to blame?’ Updated Feb 16, 2021; Posted Feb 13, 2021 In an effort to seek the root causes of the educational struggles seen predominantly on the North Shore, an ad-hoc committee of the Staten Island branch of the NAACP gathered a panel of educators, administrators and community leaders to participate in a recent virtual forum. The event, titled "Who's to Blame?," was attended by about 100 people. (Staten Island Advance/Giavanni Alves) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Staten Island chapter of the NAACP recently hosted a ...

When city preschools, elementary schools, and District 75 schools for students with complex special needs reopened for in-person classes in early December, city officials promised more stability. But the reality has been far more complicated, parents, staff and administrators claim is undercut by frequent school closures, ongoing staffing challenges and lingering gaps in city childcare networks.