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A line of parents waiting to drop off their children on the first day of school wrapped around the block at P.S. 87, on West 77th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues. Photo: Abigail Gruskin
A line of parents waiting to drop off their children on the first day of school wrapped around the block at P.S. 87, on West 77th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues. Photo: Abigail Gruskin

Is This What Normal Feels Like?

On paper, little about the upcoming school year felt settled in the weeks — and even days — leading up to September 8, the...

Education Guide
21 Sep 2022 | 12:10
Back to School for Visually-Impaired Children

Back to School for Visually-Impaired Children

Going back to school is an exciting time full of new beginnings. This is an opportunity to develop open communication with...

Education Guide
14 Sep 2022 | 01:48
Students work on their art at the Corlears School. Photo: Christine Walker
Students work on their art at the Corlears School. Photo: Christine Walker

Checking in on Independent Schools

The children are doing great, at a glance. They are joyful and learning, eager to start school each day. Educators are determined...

Education Guide
04 Feb 2022 | 05:21
Mayor Eric Adams visits P.S. 60 Alice Austen School on Staten Island on January 7, 2022. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
Mayor Eric Adams visits P.S. 60 Alice Austen School on Staten Island on January 7, 2022. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

The Public School Challenge

To grasp the scale of disruption COVID-19 has wrought on the public schools, consider this one number: 16,916 students have...

Education Guide
04 Feb 2022 | 06:06
Inspiring Students During the Pandemic

Inspiring Students During the Pandemic

When I started teaching college students at Stony Brook University in January 2014, it dawned on me – quickly, and inevitably...

Education Guide
04 Feb 2022 | 12:29
Barnard College campus. Photo: Carrie Glasser, via Barnard College on Twitter
Barnard College campus. Photo: Carrie Glasser, via Barnard College on Twitter

Tools to Safeguard Students’ Mental Health

I recently met (over Zoom) with a dozen first-year students to hear how their semester at Barnard College was going.

Although...

Education Guide
04 Feb 2022 | 11:45
Students Need More Computer Training For Our Increasingly Digital World

Students Need More Computer Training For Our Increasingly Digital World

From work to school to home, digital technology is everywhere. Given its growing influence, students must be equipped with...

Education Guide
02 Feb 2022 | 02:07
Friends bond at the Browning School. Photo courtesy of the Browning School
Friends bond at the Browning School. Photo courtesy of the Browning School

Ready for the ‘Next Normal’

After an upbeat spring buoyed by the promise of a widely vaccinated population and return to pre-pandemic activities, the...

Education Guide
14 Aug 2021 | 10:48
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Meisha Porter (center) joined school leadership for Summer Rising at P.S. 6 in Brooklyn on July 6, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Meisha Porter (center) joined school leadership for Summer Rising at P.S. 6 in Brooklyn on July 6, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Lessons for a New School Year

Even just a few weeks ago, parents and educators held a much rosier view of what this school year could be with a vaccine...

Education Guide
13 Aug 2021 | 04:51
Rachel Colon, LCSW, of Mount Sinai. Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Rachel Colon, LCSW, of Mount Sinai. Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center ( Dexter)

When Back to School Spells Anxiety

This fall, in-person learning at New York City’s public schools will become the only option forward, more than a year after...

Education Guide
12 Aug 2021 | 02:40
Bard High School Early College acceptance board early in the year. Photo: Darya Foroohar
Bard High School Early College acceptance board early in the year. Photo: Darya Foroohar

The Growing Popularity of College Credit Programs

At the beginning of the school year, the whiteboard in the student activities center of Bard High School Early College (BHSEC)...

Education Guide
12 Aug 2021 | 03:44
Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “We Wear the Mask” and Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” resonated with Will Johnson’s ninth-grade class. Photos via Amazon.com
Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “We Wear the Mask” and Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” resonated with Will Johnson’s ninth-grade class. Photos via Amazon.com

This Wasn’t a ‘Lost Year’

Back in February, on a cold Friday night in the middle of our pandemic winter, one of my ninth grade students emailed me...

Education Guide
10 Aug 2021 | 09:40
A report from the progressive think tank New America evaluates the successes and failures to provide a roadmap for online education in the future. Photo: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report
A report from the progressive think tank New America evaluates the successes and failures to provide a roadmap for online education in the future. Photo: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report

A Roadmap for High-Quality Online Education

The March 2020 shift from face-to-face classes to what many call “Zoom University” was triage for faculty and administrators...

Education Guide
12 Aug 2021 | 09:53
Photo courtesy of International Academy of New York.
Photo courtesy of International Academy of New York.

Learning from ‘Gratitude Groups’

At a time when schools have been challenged to stay connected to their communities when they can’t be together in person...

Education Guide
25 Feb 2021 | 09:51
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
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
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