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Math scores notched upward in the city, and officials said the drop in reading was explained in part by an effort to change reading instruction and retrain hundreds of teachers. [...]

New census numbers show the steepest drop in the city's youngest age group in at least a decade as many families have left to live elsewhere. New York City has [...]

New census numbers show the steepest drop in the city's youngest age group in at least a decade as many families have left to live elsewhere. New York City has [...]

A major lawsuit against racial inequality in New York City's public schools is moving forward. Already, local districts in the city were trying different measures to diversify schools. It is [...]

A new report found that many schools enrolled more racially and socioeconomically diverse groups of students without sparking a major exodus of families from public schools. Seeking to solve a [...]

A major lawsuit against racial inequality in New York City’s public schools is moving forward. Already, local districts in the city were trying different measures to diversify schools. It is [...]

The percentage of Black and Latino students in the eight schools increased modestly to 12 percent, the highest since 2013, but still far below the overall percentage of those students [...]

Budget constraints and staff shortages reduced capacity at the agency that investigates criminal behavior in public schools, according to the City Council. The New York City office responsible for investigating [...]

Top students can benefit greatly by being offered the subject early. But many districts offer few Black and Latino eighth graders a chance to study it. From suburbs in the [...]

Top students can benefit greatly by being offered the subject early. But many districts offer few Black and Latino eighth graders a chance to study it. From suburbs in the [...]

Over a dozen Democratic elected officials criticized a parent group that asked for a review of rules that let students play on sports teams that align with their gender identity. [...]

Over a dozen Democratic elected officials criticized a parent group that asked for a review of rules that let students play on sports teams that align with their gender identity. [...]

Many New York City families counted on the prospect of free preschool, but hundreds were not immediately offered a seat and may have to travel across town to available spots. [...]

Many New York City families counted on the prospect of free preschool, but hundreds were not immediately offered a seat and may have to travel across town to available spots. [...]

Republicans have pressed educators to fire employees who they say crossed lines. But school leaders say that legal, political and union considerations complicate matters. Throughout a series of congressional hearings [...]

Republicans have pressed educators to fire employees who they say crossed lines. But school leaders say that legal, political and union considerations complicate matters. Throughout a series of congressional hearings [...]

Politicians said educators had not done enough. But the New York chancellor said members were trying to elicit ''gotcha moments'' rather than stop antisemitism. A Republican-led House committee turned its [...]

A high school in Queens became the site of what New York City’s mayor called “a vile show of antisemitism” last fall when, officials said, students led a raucous demonstration [...]

Accusations against a high school in Brooklyn over an antisemitic incident have been the subject of heated debate among the plaintiffs and school administrators. Administrators at Origins High School are [...]

Under rapid-fire questioning, David C. Banks, the chancellor of New York City schools, pushed back on accusations that the district had allowed antisemitism to fester. At a two-hour House hearing [...]

Politicians said educators had not done enough. But the New York chancellor said members were trying to elicit “gotcha moments” rather than stop antisemitism. A Republican-led House committee turned its [...]

The victim, identified by the police as Emery Mizell, 17, was attacked at an apartment building in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx. A 15-year-old girl was arrested on Thursday [...]

The lawsuit calls out ''pernicious racial inequality'' in the nation's largest school district. If successful, it could lead to changes to gifted and selective programs, or even their elimination. A [...]

Byline: Isabel Kershner, Raja Abdulrahim, Adam Rasgon and Troy Closson Israel says the number of trucks entering the enclave has doubled to an average of 400 a day. The U.N. [...]

Israel says the number of trucks entering the enclave has doubled to an average of 400 a day. The U.N. disputes that, but agrees that the pace of deliveries has [...]

Nemat Shafik, the president of Columbia University, has been assailed from both sides for her handling of pro-Palestinian protests on campus. She has drawn the ire of students and faculty [...]

Protesters were arrested at the University of Minnesota and Yale, and the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said he would come to Columbia to speak to Jewish students about antisemitism on [...]

Tensions have rippled out to other schools. Protesters were arrested at Yale and New York University. And new protest encampments popped up on several campuses. Columbia University will offer students [...]

Protests and arrests spread across some of America’s most influential universities on Monday, as administrators struggled to defuse tensions on campuses over pro-Palestinian demonstrations on Monday. Nearly 50 people were [...]

Students who camped in tents to protest the war in Gaza, including the daughter of Representative Ilhan Omar, may be barred from finishing the semester. Many of the more than [...]

Students who camped in tents to protest the war in Gaza, including the daughter of Representative Ilhan Omar, may be barred from finishing the semester. Many of the more than [...]

Dr. Shafik, who also goes by Minouche, is facing criticism from multiple sides over how she is handling protests over the war in Gaza on her campus. The president of [...]

Dr. Shafik, who also goes by Minouche, is facing criticism from multiple sides over how she is handling protests over the war in Gaza on her campus. The president of [...]

The New York Police Department said on Thursday that at least 108 protesters at Columbia University’s campus had been taken into custody, after university officials called for law enforcement help [...]

It sounds like a dream for some working parents: school for 12 hours a day, starting bright and early at 7 a.m. and ending after dinner, at 7 p.m., all [...]

Suena como un sueño para los padres que trabajan: una escuela que permanece abierta 12 horas al día, desde temprano, a las 7:00 a. m., hasta después de la cena, [...]

A congressional committee that questioned college presidents about how they have handled protests over the Israel-Hamas war is now focusing on K-12 school districts. The leaders of public schools in [...]

A congressional committee that questioned college presidents about how they have handled protests over the Israel-Hamas war is now focusing on K-12 school districts. The leaders of public schools in [...]

It sounds like a dream for some working parents: school for 12 hours a day, starting bright and early at 7 a.m. and ending after dinner, at 7 p.m., all [...]

In school districts across the city, families are fighting over transgender athletes and how race and discrimination are taught in the classroom. New York City has never been immune to [...]

The schools share a building in Manhattan, but their paths forward have diverged as they contend with two major crises challenging urban school districts. A bitter clash over space has [...]

The schools share a building in Manhattan, but their paths forward have diverged as they contend with two major crises challenging urban school districts. A bitter clash over space has [...]

The police said the vandalism found in a boys' bathroom at Beacon High School in Manhattan was being investigated as a potential hate crime. The images were disturbing: Three large [...]

The police said the vandalism found in a boys’ bathroom at Beacon High School in Manhattan was being investigated as a potential hate crime. The images were disturbing: Three large [...]

The gun was unloaded, and no students were injured, according to the Police Department. An 8-year-old boy in Brooklyn carried a gunto school on Thursday, according to the authorities, who [...]

The News When New York City held virtual classes during a winter storm last month, the system ran into major tech problems. But officials unfairly blamed IBM for the debacle, [...]

After Mayor Eric Adams made cuts to free preschool for 3-year-olds, families face increased uncertainty -- and the prospect of enormous child care bills. In Brooklyn Heights, a couple that [...]

After Mayor Eric Adams made cuts to free preschool for 3-year-olds, families face increased uncertainty — and the prospect of enormous child care bills. In Brooklyn Heights, a couple that [...]

The city is preparing for the largest snowfall in two years on Tuesday. It will be the first time during the Adams administration that school buildings have closed for snow. [...]

Mayor Eric Adams's control of the school system is up for renewal in June, and lawmakers are debating whether to return power to school boards as some other large cities [...]