Major California school district rips up lottery system as families flee public schools
Superintendent Maria Su said the historic decision comes with "lots of fears and concerns."
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Brooklyn school dean says MTA officers assaulted him over a $3 bus fare he says he paid
Reverend Kevin McCall (left), Kyle Taylor and Taylor's lawyer Benjamin Pinczewski (right) speak at a Wednesday press conference on the assault Kyle Taylor, a dean at Mott Bridges Academy, says he made a legal bus…
Make the Governor Responsible for New York’s Schools
Learn from mayoral control, and from other states
Parents go ballistic at California school after four blonde girls shared blackface picture — as other shocking incidents emerge
Santa Barbara parents are aghast at the appearance of willful ignorance from a local school district after four teenage girls posted a TikTok in blackface last month.
Scholarship Delays Hit Recently Expanded CUNY Community College Program
A couple hundred CUNY community college students who were due to receive critical state financial aid got an email last week saying their funds would be delayed until further notice, just as officials expanded the…
Bullied LA high schooler’s dad makes desperate plea to cops after his son’s death was caught on camera
the family is urging people to sign a petition calling on LAUSD to bring police back to campuses.
Dozens of students walk out of classrooms after school district removes rainbow Pride flags from buildings
In a show of solidarity, local businesses raised Pride flags around the town square and across the street from the school.
Teens caught in vile antisemitic hate crime at ritzy California school
The two juvenile suspects were ages 12 and 13.
Chaos at California school district as six schools threatened with being shut down
Ventura Unified School District's School Closures Advisory Committee, formed in January 2026, has recommended that the six schools are shuttered before the upcoming academic session.
Most NYC Council Members Want Paper State Exams as an Option for Elementary Students
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.
EVENT: How to Vet a Public School Like a Reporter
New York Is Opting Into Federal Private School Choice Program, Hochul Says
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Renovation Will Turn Long Vacant Former Cobble Hill Firehouse Into Music School
by Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper For more than two decades, the former Engine Company 204 firehouse at 299 Degraw Street in Cobble Hill has stood empty.
Kathy Hochul Chooses Kids Over the Teachers’ Union
Now other blue states should follow suit.
We Tried To Collect Every New York School District’s AI Policy. Most Didn’t Have One.
Around 300 districts have formal artificial intelligence policies, most of which support "responsible AI use" to improve instruction.
Council members pitch plan to boost Black and Latino enrollment at specialized city high schools
Council Members Nantasha Williams and Lincoln Restler joined “Inside City Hall.”
Students plan mass walkout as major California school district strips Pride flags from all buildings
Students at a Northern California high school are preparing to storm out of class Tuesday after district officials voted to restrict Pride flags on school grounds.
Brooklyn Beep launches $4,000 grant to expand nutrition education and combat food insecurity
Brooklyn nonprofits can now apply for $4,000 in matching funds to develop health and education programs under a new grant announced by Borough President Antonio Reynoso.
NYC teacher among protesters who disrupted vigil for victims of Oct. 7 Hamas massacre
"Jewish students and staff are entitled to a school that does not employ someone who joins mobs outside synagogues and then marks October 7 with a political symbol in the building," Moshe Spern said.
21-year-old NYC native goes to the hospital for a simple broken ankle — and dies for shocking reason: lawsuit
Dale Alice Martin's hearbroken family said in court documents that Waterbury Hospital in Connecticut disastrously botched the college student's care for an ankle fracture in April 2025.
Santa Barbara principal rigged student election so daughter won
Santa Barbara elementary school principal Arielle Curry has been placed on administrative leave as allegations surrounding a student election.
California high school football team forfeits game amid explosive campus controversy
A California high school football team has forfeited its upcoming game as an explosive controversy unfolds on campus.
Embattled NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels skips ‘State of Our Schools’ speech
Embattled New York City Schools boss Kamar Samuels broke with tradition and became the first chancellor to fail to deliver a "State of Our Schools" speech since it was established.
Teenager stabbed and beaten with bat near Brooklyn high school; five suspects wanted, cops say
Police in Brooklyn are looking for the suspects behind the violent stabbing and beating of a 16-year-old boy on Friday morning.
ICE Agents Spotted at Leased Public School’s Parking Lot in Jackson Heights, Alarming Community Members
The agents were spotted in the P.S. 280 parking lot Saturday and three people were arrested, according to a letter circulated by the Queens school.
The Goddard School Announced for The Village At Tuxedo Reserve In Tuxedo, New York
Renderings have been revealed for The Goddard School at The Village at Tuxedo Reserve, the mixed-use town center under construction in the Town of Tuxedo, New York.
Opinion: We need transformative responses to sexual violence
New York must pass the Healthy and Safe Students Act.
Friday Video: How Mamdani Can Avoid His BQE Bypass Boondoggle
In their latest video, the current and former NYC public school students of the Joint Transit Association have some concerns about Mayor Mamdani's plan to rebuild the BQE.
Finding New Ideas for Campus Sexual Assault Prevention
Learn from schools with better climates.
NYC Autism Charter Schools and DREAM Charter Schools plan to merge
The merger requires the approval of the State University of New York’s board of trustees.