The former Tweed Courthouse in downtown Manhattan houses the HQ of the Department of Education. Officials there say they are working hard to curb chronic absenteeism that has remained stubbornly high even after the COVID lockdowns ended. One of the DOE’s main challenges is increasing proficiency in the English Language Arts. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) About 35 percent of Younger Students ‘Chronically Absent’ in Public Schools, Study Finds As the school bells rang to kick off the 2024 to 2025 school year — young New Yorkers are still exhibiting high absentee... Education Guide 20 Sep 2024 | 11:27
Students can participate in the Hamilton Education Program, mixing theater and education and expanding student access to both. ( Photo via hamilton.gilderlehrman.org) Broadway is Made More Accessible to Students Through Educational Programs This past Broadway season included four different musicals based on books which were adapted into movies—“The Great Gatsby,”... Education Guide 19 Sep 2024 | 04:40
Museum Hopes to Teach NYC Students about the Dangers of Hate Speech As reports of hate and discrimination against marginalized groups are on the rise, a new Lower Manhattan museum exhibit aims... Education Guide 18 Sep 2024 | 02:22
School kids learning about New York City at the Museum of the City ofNew York. ( Photo: Filip Wolak - MCNY) Transforming Field Trips: How NYC Museums Are Immersing Students in Science, History, and Civic Engagement Museums across New York City have catalyzed learning for school kids through educational initiatives for many decades and... Education Guide 19 Sep 2024 | 12:34
Coach Jake standing nexts to his various championship soccer balls, in the entrance hallway of Amsterdam Avenue’s MLK Jr. High School. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) “Coach Jake” Overcame Troubled Past to Become Winningest H.S. Soccer Coach in NYC History Martin Jacobson, the beloved soccer coach of Amsterdam Avenue’s Martin Luther King Jr. High School, points out that “everything... Education Guide 27 Sep 2024 | 12:43
Fazil Khan, a journalist from Delhi, India, graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and was working at the Hechinger Report as an education reporter when he was killed by a faulty lithium ion battery that started a fire on the floor below his in an apartment in Washington Heights. ( Photo: Go Fund Me) Remembering Promising Education Journalist Who Died in Harlem Fire Caused by Lithium Ion Battery Fazil Khan got in just under the wire when he applied for a data reporter job at The Hechinger Report in the summer of 2022.... Education Guide 18 Sep 2024 | 10:54
Hand holding smart phone with Open AI Chat GPT. ( Photo: Jernej Furman/Wikimedia Commons) Kids Who Use ChatGPT As a Study Assistant Do Worse on Tests, New Study Suggests Does AI actually help students learn? A recent experiment in a high school provides a cautionary tale. Researchers at the... Newsletter Special Section 18 Sep 2024 | 02:04
The decline in English scores comes at a pivotal moment, as schools Chancellor David Banks has overhauled reading instruction in elementary grades. (Andrea Morales for Chalkbeat) ( Photo: Andrea Morales for Chalkbeat) NYC Test Scores: Math Scores Rose, While English Scores Declined, Data Shows Math scores rose across New York City public schools last school year while English scores ticked down, according to state... Newsletter Special Section 19 Sep 2024 | 12:36
Mayor Eric Adams (center) surprised reporters at an Aug. 27 media availability when he said a cell phone ban that Education Chancellor David Banks had suggested was about to be rolled out for the start of the new school year instead was going to undergo further study. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Cell Phone Ban in City Schools Not There Yet But Could Happen A cell phone ban in all city public schools may happen, but the process is going slower than anticipated. And its not clear... Newsletter Special Section 20 Sep 2024 | 02:32
Kristen Harty, a substance abuse prevention and intervention specialist, practices administering Naloxone during a June 24, 2024 training at NYU Langone Hospital. (Michael Elsen-Rooney / Chalkbeat) ( Photo: Michael Elsen-Rooney / Chalkbeat) Every NYC school Building Now Has Narcan to Reverse Opioid Overdoses. Is It enough? Vince Muccioli will never forget the terror he felt waiting for paramedics as one of his students lay unresponsive on the... Newsletter Special Section 19 Sep 2024 | 12:39
A first grader gets a hug outside of P.S. 503 in Brooklyn on the first day of school, Sept. 8, 2022. In surveys of middle and high school students, girls reported significantly lower levels of satisfaction about classroom experiences and their interactions with peers and adults. (Gabby Jones for Chalkbeat) ( Photo: Gabby Jones/Chalkbeat) Girls Outperform Boys in Academics in NYC–but They’re Unhappier By nearly every academic measure, girls in New York City’s public schools are outperforming boys. Their four-year graduation... Newsletter Special Section 19 Sep 2024 | 12:40
The new City budget commitment will expand the cafeteria redesign program to every middle and high school in NYC. ( Courtesy of Community Food Advocates) NYC Commits $150M to Redesign All Middle and High School Cafeterias Public school cafeterias are about to get a major overhaul thanks to a recently approved $150 million capital expenditure... Newsletter Special Section 19 Sep 2024 | 12:41
As AI Gains a Workplace Foothold, Some States Are Trying to Make Sure Workers Don’t Get Left Behind (AP)—Connecticut is working to create what proponents believe will be the country’s first Citizens AI Academy, a free online... Newsletter Special Section 27 Sep 2024 | 01:11
Dept. of Ed. Distributing Narcan to NYC Public High Schools But Rollout Lags Nearly one third of public high schools that should have been stocked with naloxone for the first time at the start of the... Education Guide 02 Oct 2023 | 10:35
The statewide champs. Padraig Long ‘24, Medhi Merah ‘24, and Maseah Young ‘23 were selected to the U18 team this year. They competed in the Netherlands in July. ( Photo via Xavier High School ) Xavier High School’s Winning Rugby Team Is Inextricable From a Winning Education One thing Greg Norris wants people to know about Xavier High School–where he is a highly successful boys’ rugby coach–is... Education Guide 22 Sep 2023 | 06:22
