Newly-released grading guidelines for this school year replace failing grades with “needs improvement” and “course in progress.”
“This will be the only time to opt in,” said Chancellor Richard Carranza as officials revealed 280,000 students are attending in-person.
City school officials released a list of former “red” and “orange” zone schools that can return to in-person classes.
FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence’s Distinguished Jury, Including Betty Rosa, to Select One Grand-Prize Winner from Each Borough
Trauma-informed counseling is coming to 350 schools in neighborhoods where the pandemic hit the hardest, said First Lady Chirlane McCray.
Mayor Bill de Blasio cleared up some confusion the day after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that certain clusters’ restrictions will lift.
“This testing is working and it’s helping keep our schools safe,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Low coronavirus cases in the city’s public schools haven’t stopped a steady exodus of students choosing to learn from home.
Results from roughly 10,000 tests showed encouraging signs for the city’s school reopening, according to a report.
Mayor Bill de Blasio claimed separate wider weekly COVID-19 testing in “yellow zone” schools began Friday, contradicting a report of delays.
City Comptroller Scott Stringer argued making CUNY community colleges free will help workers find jobs after the COVID-19 crisis.
Private and charter schools accounted for nearly half of positive COVID-19 tests at all schools citywide, according to state data.
Teachers will receive $450 million from the long-awaited payment this month, the other half next year and a no-layoffs pledge from the city.
The closure list covers 169 buildings across Brooklyn and Queens. A further 308 buildings have to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
Students and parents are protesting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to shut down Catholic schools in COVID-19 hot spot zip codes.
The number of students who’ve opted to stay out of classrooms has only ticked up as school reopening neared, according to education data.
NYC's comptroller is calling for changes to remote learning to better support nonbinary and gender non-conforming students.
Schools in zip codes across New York City that are considered coronavirus hotspots will be closed for in-person learning as of Tuesday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said more than 1,300 tests so far indicate rising COVID-19 cases in nine ZIP codes haven't reached into schools.
Roughly 260 students and 90 staff at John F. Kennedy Jr. School in Queens will stay out of school as it undergoes a mandatory quarantine.
Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrated the city’s third “first day” of school while coronavirus concerns and staffing questions remain.
The map updated six days a week shows buildings with positive COVID-19 cases across the city.
In-person instruction begins Thursday for middle school and high school students, ending the city’s rocky reopening process.
The confirmed cases from the four days before Tuesday's reopening resulted in the temporary closure of a Sheepshead Bay school.
About 500,000 pupils are expected to walk into classrooms this week as concerns mount over coronavirus clusters.
The state will act “prudently” if COVID-19 cases spike in city schools, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reassured concerned principals.
The CSSA wants the state education department to take control of city school as 600,000 students return to in-person learning this week.
Patch offers a handy guide to school reopenings this week, including how to check coronavirus levels and other safety measures.
Non-union school managers are among 9,000 city employees under five-day furloughs, Chancellor Richard Carranza told staff, reports say.
A Brooklyn day care was shut down for 24 hours after tests confirmed COVID-19 cases. All the cases were detected Wednesday, officials said.
Three schools were closed — but have since reopened — out of 21 with confirmed cases between Sept. 18 to 21.
The Department of Education is already reporting COVID-19 in buildings. Last night, it released a report outlining recent cases.
Mayor Bill de Blasio claimed there will be enough staff for upcoming phases of in-person classroom instruction starting next week.
New numbers released by the city show 54 percent of students under a blended learning plan and 46 percent fully remote.
“I feel very good about the trajectory we’re on,” he said Monday as 90,000 students returned to classrooms amid a bumpy rollout.
The mayor said he's confident in-person schools will start in the next two weeks.
New rankings from U.S. News & World Report evaluate colleges based on factors such as academic excellence and graduation rates.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced students will return to classrooms in three phases starting Sept. 21 and progressing to all students Oct. 1.
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani faced fire for saying Chancellor Richard Carranza “belongs in Cuba.” Carranza is a Mexican-American from Arizona.
The delayed school year started remotely Wednesday.