Diwali Joins Official New York City School Holiday List
On June 26th, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the New York State Assembly and Senate recently passed a bill observing Diwali as a school holiday.
On June 26th, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the New York State Assembly and Senate recently passed a bill observing Diwali as a school holiday.
Thousands of students and staff members’ confidential information was exposed in a sweeping cyber-attack on New York City Public Schools in a recent announcement by
PLACE applauds parents who stepped up to run for Council seats and volunteer their time to make our public schools better. – Chien Kwok,
Parents in Brooklyn’s District 20, including Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Borough Park, Sunset Park, and parts of Bensonhurst, have called for a return to merit-based
New York City faces yet another battle in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shockingly, recent studies show that nearly 56% of the city’s 12th
“Thank you so much Chancellor Banks for finally bringing phonics back to the school system of the City of New York so that our children
New York City has the largest public school system in the nation, and we are proud of our dedicated teachers and administrators who do so
On Thursday, May 11th, Schools Chancellor David Banks convened a roundtable with ethnic and community media to present New York City Reads, a new initiative
On Tuesday, May 9th, Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks announced the launch of a new literacy campaign called
As the election period for the New York City’s school boards is coming to an end Tuesday, one could have expected a low-key campaign similar
On April 3rd, New York found itself at the center of a heated debate over the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the state constitution.
The New York City Council proposed its budget on Monday, April 1st, advocating for the continuation of weekend library services and the complete funding of
On Thursday, an 8-year-old student was found with a gun at P.S. 158 in Brooklyn. P.S. 158 is a non-scanning school and only has one
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