Education

Desmond Blackburn, 49-year-old Deputy Chancellor in the New York City Department of Education, announced he would be leaving the role after only occupying the position for a year. Chancellor Banks...

On Thursday, February 8th, Mayor Eric Adams, along with Schools Chancellor David Banks and Assemblyman Robert Carroll, announced an investment of $100,000 into landmark programs for students with dyslexia as...

Black and Latino leaders of charter schools in New York City are backing the passing of a bill that would allow more schools, led by minorities, to open. The bill...

Two teenagers were shot a few blocks away from school on Monday, February 6th in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The victims of the shooting were a 19 year-old man, who was grazed...

17-year-old Nyheem Wright, described as a “joyful leader,” died after he was attacked and stabbed by six alleged gang members. Wright was pronounced dead at Maimonides Medical Center on Saturday,...

We are two New York City public school parents nearing the end of our first terms as elected representatives on Community Education Councils (CECs). And with this term almost complete,...

On Thursday, December 1st, New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks announced the $205 million investment that the Department of Education would be making toward special education. This would include...

Her Move Next is a New York City-based non-profit organization that caters to girls and women who play chess. The organization was formed when a parent, whose daughters played chess,...

Bernice Wambui is an 11-year-old chess prodigy from Nairobi, Kenya. Wambui first came across chess when she was in the first grade at age five. She had just enrolled at...