Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer welcomes students back to school. Photo: Office of the Borough President Brewer: Offer Families a Remote Learning Option Fully reopening our schools is critical for our city to heal from the collective trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although... News 13 Sep 2021 | 03:35
Author Leah Foreman snaps a selfie as she walks through the East Village donning a blue surgical face mask in February 2021. A Bittersweet Return to School For the first time in over a year and a half, on Thursday, September 2, New York University will resume in-person classes.... Voices 01 Sep 2021 | 01:03
CREA students throwing their caps in the air. Photo: Daniel Barcelo A Day of Celebration It is not hard to find the “feel good stories” as the city of New York emerges from the devastation of its16-month pandemic... News 02 Jul 2021 | 09:35
Class time at the Corlears School in Chelsea. Photo: Brian Billings A Year Later, How Are Independent Schools Doing? As New York City officials went into crisis mode at the beginning of the pandemic last spring, independent schools quietly... News 08 Apr 2021 | 06:52
Council Member Ben Kallos cuts the ribbon on a French Dual Language Program for Pre-K students. Photo by Jeff Reed via New York City Council Flickr Expanding 3K for All When Mayor Bill de Blasio launched his free universal pre-Kindergarten program in 2014, the Upper East Side was only allotted... News 26 Mar 2021 | 10:49
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza at Leaders of Tomorrow Middle School in the Bronx to welcome students and celebrate reopening on February 25, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office A New Chancellor’s Challenge For teachers and students in New York City, the last 12 months have been full of trauma, isolation and uncertainty. The shift... Education Guide 24 Feb 2021 | 10:26
Jordan Mittler’s Zoom class for seniors. Photo courtesy of Jordan Mittler UES Teen Teaches Tech to Seniors When the pandemic hit New York, it presented a challenge to Jordan Mittler. The high school junior had been teaching a technology... News 19 Jan 2021 | 01:22
West 75th Street. Photo: Michael Oreskes Yes, Virginia, There Still are Snow Days Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there are no more snow days. Papa says, “If you see it in Straus... News 17 Dec 2020 | 03:38
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a phased reopening plan for the city’s public schools at City Hall on Sunday, November 29, 2020. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. A Second Chance for Schools After a week of sharp criticism, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday announced a phased re-opening plan for the city’s public... News 30 Nov 2020 | 10:40
SustainABLE Start team (left to right): Nina Hissnauer (Head of Communications); Olivia Wang (Vice President); Chloe Trujillo (Founder/President); Samantha Salcedo (Head of Development and Finance) Photo: Ana Hissnauer, via sustainablestartny on Instagram The ‘Spark Tank’ Entrepreneurs Each year, the Dwight School hosts its own version of the entrepreneurial TV show “Shark Tank” among its students. “Spark... Home 17 Nov 2020 | 01:03
Photo courtesy of Efrem Sigel. It Took a Murder Trial to Get How Schools Matter I never imagined that it would take a murder trial to bring home for me the difference between high performing schools like... Voices 11 Nov 2020 | 12:24
Blake Spahn of Dwight School. Photo: Mike Sheehan During a Dimly Lit Time, His School’s Bright Sparks Shine A graduate of Dwight School himself, Blake Spahn’s passion for its mission to “ignite the spark of genius” in every student... News 09 Nov 2020 | 08:32
Politically aware: a Manhattan protest in June. Photo: Alexis Gelber A Dystopian School Year I’m not quite certain when I shifted into a dystopian YA novel, but really, that is the only reasonable explanation for 2020.... Voices 20 Oct 2020 | 01:39
The author masked up on the day he had to leave Clark University in March. Photo courtesy of Oscar Kim Bauman Transferring Colleges in a Pandemic Six months after the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, even the best-laid plans from “the before times” are in tatters. These... News 15 Sep 2020 | 06:02
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chancellor Richard Carranza and labor leaders observe cleaning practices with at P.S. 59 on Sept. 2. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office An Uncertain School Year Last week, it seems, Mayor Bill de Blasio toppled one large and final barrier to schools re-opening for in-person instruction... News 04 Sep 2020 | 04:34
