Celebrate College Awareness Day on January 10
Ready to spread the word about college? We are excited to announce that for the fifth year in a row, New York City public schools will be celebrating College Awareness Day on Friday, January 10, 2020. College Awareness Day is the DOE’s citywide celebration of college …
NYC education officials exploring dual language programs for 3-year-olds
As dual language classrooms expand across the five boroughs, the city’s youngest learners might be the newest group to get such programs. Education department officials are “exploring the possibility” of piloting dual-language learning for 3-K, the free preschool program for the city’s …
How this NYC counselor helps her students get into college — and stay there
Sumayya Mokit, a senior at The Young Women’s Leadership School of Queens, works two jobs after school and babysits a younger sibling on top of balancing homework. She’s also managed to wedge in time for her college applications. On a recent Wednesday …
A Message From Our Chancellor Richard A. Carranza
Dear Families: Happy first day of school, and welcome back! I hope you’re as excited as I am to start the 2019–20 school year. This is a great time to be a student in a New York City public school. So many of …
Back To School Is September 5th
School starts on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Use the resources on this page to help you and your family get ready for the exciting year ahead, and sign up for a New York City Schools Account(NYCSA) to get personalized information about your child’s academic …
A former student traveled nearly 1,000 miles to celebrate this teacher’s retirement
Retirement was more of a pull than push for Laurie Kingsberry. At 58, she would have happily gone on working, she said. But as a new grandmother, she didn’t want the time she spent with her granddaughter to be limited by the …
These 17 educators just won top honors from New York City
A teacher who used cell biology to help students understand the opioid epidemic’s effects on Staten Island. An educator who supports immigrant students earning high school equivalency diplomas. And a physical education teacher who helps students with disabilities participate in hockey and …
Program allows students to stay in school on Friday nights, principal hasn’t lost a student to gun violence all year
High school is possibly the last place students want to find themselves, especially on a Friday night, but for West Side High School students in Newark, New Jersey, it’s not only a safe space, it’s fun. The Lights On program is in …
Helping students master the art of professionalism and other life skills in NYC’s culinary industry
In 2014, Eliza Loehr had worked in restaurant kitchens, at Heritage Radio Network, a food radio station, and in classrooms teaching elementary-age students how to cook. But that year she found her true calling while producing a radio segment on Governors Island …
This 8-Year-Old Chess Champion Will Make You Smile
Overcoming life’s basic truth: Talent is universal, but opportunity is not. In a homeless shelter in Manhattan, an 8-year-old boy is walking to his room, carrying an awkward load in his arms, unfazed by screams from a troubled resident. The boy is a Nigerian …
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