A Brooklyn public school handyman was fired after 35 years when a heart attack rendered him unable to shovel snow, a new lawsuit contends.
“It is important that you provide consent for your child to participate in the in-school testing program,” the city’s handbook says.
Patch readers recently shared their viewpoints on whether NYC's public school students should be masked this year. Here's what they said.
A 13-page guide about vaccines, mask mandates, quarantine protocols and remote learning options for public schools was released Thursday.
The powerful DC37 union intends to file an unfair labor practice complaint over the city's Sept. 27 vaccine mandate for school staff.
A wider vaccination mandate for all city employees is on the table, but not one for students, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a strict coronavirus vaccine mandate for all public school staff starting Sept. 27.
On a hill in Green-Wood Cemetery, a group of students is digging up gravestones and restoring history.
Public school students have to wear masks when they go back to the classroom on Sept. 13. What do you think?
A new mandate will require roughly 20,000 public high school athletes and staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Mayor Bill de Blasio again emphasized that there won't be a remote option this fall — even as the delta variant of COVID-19 spreads.
"We’ve got one plan — all kids back to the classroom," the mayor said when asked if the variant has led the city to reconsider school plans.
Students 12 and up should get their two-dose Pfizer vaccine this week if they want to be fully vaccinated before school, officials say.
A City Council bill proposes raising the minimum classroom space to 35 square feet per student.
Parents in New York City can mark Sept. 13 as the first day of school for all public school students.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a plan to eliminate unpaid debt for at least 50,000 students who attended CUNY during the coronavirus pandemic.
A vaccination "blitz" for 12- to 17-year-olds before school will start at 25 Summer Rising sites next week, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
A Brooklyn graduate took a major lender to court and won the right to discharge his loans.
Online applications for the free "Summer Rising" program — the "working parents' dream," one mother called it — close after Tuesday.
"For now, assume we're wearing masks, but that could change as we get closer," de Blasio said.
A $635 million plan starting next school year focuses heavily on literacy, smaller class sizes and a universal curriculum.
Mayor Ras Baraka said it was crucial to give kids the opportunity to play outside following a pandemic.
See how college aid applications changed for New York City area high schools.
The expense of other items, including childcare, textbooks, school supplies and MetroCards that prevents many from getting a degree.
The city's schools ended their last day of class with 0.03 percent coronavirus positivity, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
“I cried today. I’m just really sad we all are going to separate from each other, but it’s for the best.”
CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas went to Central Park East High School to see how Ms. Ramos is making a difference.
As CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reported, the idea has been in the works for years, but officials say it's more important now than ever.
More than 118,000 New Yorkers from 12 to 17 so far received coronavirus vaccines. A new pilot program will offer doses in schools.
“We continue to remove barriers and make our school system more equitable," said a spokesperson from the Department of Education.
New Yorkers between 12 and 17 who get their first dose can enter a weekly raffle for a free ride to a public college or university.
Eight-year-old Mariama Touray and her mother are excited for the new school year with everyone returning full-time.
The city's 1 million public school students will all be in classrooms next school year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
That means students will no longer have the option to learn remotely.
The pandemic has highlighted, in ways big and small, that schools haven’t necessarily worked well for many NYC teachers or students.
The Board of Regents approved guidelines on how to create more equity. They include delving deeper into the country's painful past.
Students have overcome many obstacles the past year. Celebrate your graduate on New York City Patch.
"Plan A is every single child back in school," Mayor Bill de Blasio said, dodging WNYC's Brian Lehrer's questions on remote learning.
New York City schools' erasure of Columbus Day from next year's schedule "wasn't handled right," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
The Department of Education's 2021-2022 school year schedule officially does away with cancellations for severe weather.