Education

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 School Safety Agent. The automatic...

New York City has reported its first measles cases for 2024, highlighting a persistent challenge in elevating child vaccination rates back to norms observed before the pandemic.  Despite ongoing outreach...

Two high school students were stabbed inside Martin Van Buren High School in Queens around 1:00 pm today.  One student was stabbed in the abdomen and the other student was...

Last week, both New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced initiatives to return to phonics-based learning. Both Hochul and Murphy are following the lead of...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a new statewide literacy program called “Back to Basics” on Wednesday, emphasizing a phonics-based curriculum. The initiative follows New York City's comprehensive literacy education...

New York City public schools are grappling with an increase in knife confiscations, according to recent data from the NYPD School Safety Division. This school year, School Safety Agents have...

A person of interest has been detained following a stabbing of a 15-year-old student inside Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood on Tuesday, December 5th.  The victim, who was...

New York City's public school system, the largest in the United States, has experienced its first increase in student numbers in eight years, with a 1% rise translating to approximately...

Mayor Eric Adams's administration will implement a cut of nearly $550 million from the New York City Education Department's budget as part of a citywide effort to mitigate spending, with...