https://superintendentscorner.com/state-new-york The latest New York school district news. en-us https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/02/nyc-schools-board-approves-oracle-contract-after-defeat/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/02/nyc-schools-board-approves-oracle-contract-after-defeat/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:33:49 +0000 Chalkbeat LeadershipNew York NYC’s school board approved a $1.65 million Oracle contract after failing to pass it in August, though some members remain skeptical of the software company. https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxPamxqeUxoYjVvUEFEbHpSQ3lWdm0tc2VRalV6UEZ1ZTI3cDY3Qm52TzVWNUZlRjdkZmwtenVvc25YOFFJS0FHZk16WVNkcEt4WTJxNXgyX2pndjdETjFsY25aMVMwVHkzSEdxOFlKUmNmeEN3R3FLMXhEQWdSbE9LTlZQZ0ZjenV4S2xiLXF3cG5kTk1jR1pqa1hvX1BsY2NVaGQzVE9mVk0xYkl6ZXhaMUlqUko?oc=5 https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxPamxqeUxoYjVvUEFEbHpSQ3lWdm0tc2VRalV6UEZ1ZTI3cDY3Qm52TzVWNUZlRjdkZmwtenVvc25YOFFJS0FHZk16WVNkcEt4WTJxNXgyX2pndjdETjFsY25aMVMwVHkzSEdxOFlKUmNmeEN3R3FLMXhEQWdSbE9LTlZQZ0ZjenV4S2xiLXF3cG5kTk1jR1pqa1hvX1BsY2NVaGQzVE9mVk0xYkl6ZXhaMUlqUko?oc=5 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:25:00 +0000 Herald Community Newspapers Teaching & LearningNew York https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/01/illustrative-mathematics-curriculum-struggling-students/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/01/illustrative-mathematics-curriculum-struggling-students/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:07:40 +0000 Chalkbeat Teaching & LearningNew York Students work in an Algebra I class at Energy Tech High School on Oct. 31, 2023 in Long Island City, Queens. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/30/nyc-after-school-contract-overhaul-sparks-staffing-shortages-parent-frustration/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/30/nyc-after-school-contract-overhaul-sparks-staffing-shortages-parent-frustration/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:27:34 +0000 Chalkbeat LeadershipNew York New York City families rallied on the steps of City Hall with council members on June 15. Parents had concerns about losing their programs; now many say their fears came true. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/29/mamdani-nyc-school-segregation-nikole-hannah-jones/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/29/mamdani-nyc-school-segregation-nikole-hannah-jones/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:20:03 +0000 Chalkbeat Teaching & LearningNew York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay “devastating” and promised a plan, but he declined to commit to specific integration policies. https://www.the74million.org/article/present-concerns-future-worries-parents-weigh-in-on-nyc-school-technology-ban/ https://www.the74million.org/article/present-concerns-future-worries-parents-weigh-in-on-nyc-school-technology-ban/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000 The 74 Technology & AINew York New York City students returned to public school in September facing a one-year moratorium on using generative artificial intelligence, including chatbots and tutors, in grades 2K through 8, as well as restrictions on... https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/24/alan-ong-named-chair-nyc-panel-for-educational-policy/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/24/alan-ong-named-chair-nyc-panel-for-educational-policy/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:35:32 +0000 Chalkbeat LeadershipNew York New York City's Panel for Educational Policy on Nov. 19, 2025. Alan Ong, the panel's new chair, is seated fourth from left. https://www.the74million.org/article/parents-should-not-feel-guilty-about-choosing-a-good-school/ https://www.the74million.org/article/parents-should-not-feel-guilty-about-choosing-a-good-school/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 The 74 Policy & LegislationNew York If you haven’t already, I suggest you read Nikole Hannah-Jones’ long New York Times essay looking back on her school choice decisions in NYC. Hannah-Jones chose a school for her daughter in significant part because of... https://www.the74million.org/article/child-sex-abuse-victims-take-years-to-report-states-now-give-them-that-time/ https://www.the74million.org/article/child-sex-abuse-victims-take-years-to-report-states-now-give-them-that-time/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000 The 74 School SafetyNew York On August 14, 2019, a long-anticipated lookback window opened in New York state, allowing adult survivors of childhood sexual assault a second chance at justice.  Just after midnight, Kathryn Robb, who said she was... https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/23/nyc-high-school-students-graduation-requirements-post-regents-exams/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/23/nyc-high-school-students-graduation-requirements-post-regents-exams/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:25:53 +0000 Chalkbeat Teaching & LearningNew York New York’s Regents exams are set to be phased out as a graduation requirement starting next year. The state’s new assessment system could take years to develop. In the meantime, city students would need to pass their... https://www.the74million.org/article/new-york-schools-named-in-nearly-2000-child-sex-abuse-claims/ https://www.the74million.org/article/new-york-schools-named-in-nearly-2000-child-sex-abuse-claims/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000 The 74 School SafetyNew York This article was published in partnership with Mother Jones. Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse. Going to high school in Dutchess County, New York, in the 1960s, there was no late... https://www.the74million.org/article/5-things-to-know-from-our-investigation-into-decades-of-sex-abuse-in-ny-schools/ https://www.the74million.org/article/5-things-to-know-from-our-investigation-into-decades-of-sex-abuse-in-ny-schools/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000 The 74 School SafetyNew York New York’s Child Victims Act is often referred to as a window — or a lookback window — because it took an aperture once shut to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and flung it open again. The law created an... https://www.the74million.org/article/how-the-74-revealed-decades-of-alleged-sexual-abuse-in-new-york-schools/ https://www.the74million.org/article/how-the-74-revealed-decades-of-alleged-sexual-abuse-in-new-york-schools/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000 The 74 School SafetyNew York Early in my career as a high school English teacher, I was chaperoning a field trip to Six Flags when a 9th-grade student asked me to hold her phone while she rode the roller coaster. After she walked away, her phone... https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/22/nyc-high-school-journalism-enrollment-surge-along-with-funding/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/22/nyc-high-school-journalism-enrollment-surge-along-with-funding/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:12:34 +0000 Chalkbeat Budget & FinanceNew York Youth Journalism Coalition Director CJ Sánchez speaks on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, flanked by Council members Rita Joseph and Eric Dinowitz and students from across the city. https://www.the74million.org/article/landlines-magazines-puzzles-nyc-suburb-brings-back-screen-free-childhoods/ https://www.the74million.org/article/landlines-magazines-puzzles-nyc-suburb-brings-back-screen-free-childhoods/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000 The 74 Policy & LegislationNew York When Croton-on-Hudson’s youngest students returned to school earlier this month, a familiar — and increasingly controversial — classroom tool was missing from their desks: iPads. A new districtwide policy prohibits the... https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/22/nyc-refuses-to-close-small-high-school-amid-declining-enrollment-high-costs/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/22/nyc-refuses-to-close-small-high-school-amid-declining-enrollment-high-costs/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Chalkbeat InfrastructureNew York The Murry Bergtraum High School Campus in lower Manhattan, once home to a single school with roughly 3,000 students, now houses four schools. Its original school has shrunk to around 90 students. https://hechingerreport.org/offshore-wind-job-training-built-for-a-boom-is-facing-down-a-bust/ https://hechingerreport.org/offshore-wind-job-training-built-for-a-boom-is-facing-down-a-bust/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Hechinger Report LeadershipNew York BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — A former Navy sailor and union laborer from Local 1298 on Long Island, William “Billy” Bishop jumped at the chance to work on the water again when he learned two years ago about job opportunities on... https://www.the74million.org/article/while-nyc-and-la-schools-draw-a-line-on-ai-alabama-has-a-plan/ https://www.the74million.org/article/while-nyc-and-la-schools-draw-a-line-on-ai-alabama-has-a-plan/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000 The 74 Technology & AIAlabamaNew York Two of the nation’s largest school systems are drawing new boundaries around artificial intelligence. New York City Public Schools has placed a moratorium on student-facing generative AI through eighth grade, while... https://www.the74million.org/article/meet-the-23-year-old-bed-stuy-native-who-won-a-200000-david-prize-for-teaching-kids-money-skills/ https://www.the74million.org/article/meet-the-23-year-old-bed-stuy-native-who-won-a-200000-david-prize-for-teaching-kids-money-skills/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000 The 74 Teaching & LearningNew York When Aaliyah Duah was 17, she realized one of the major differences between an underserved community like Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant, where she grew up, and more affluent ones was early access to information on how... https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/17/nyc-chronic-absenteeism-rates-stubbornly-high/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/17/nyc-chronic-absenteeism-rates-stubbornly-high/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:04:24 +0000 Chalkbeat Teaching & LearningNew York Students at a Brooklyn school celebrate the first day on Sept. 10. NYC is hoping to make a dent in the chronic absenteeism rate, which was 33.5% in the 2025-26 school year. https://www.the74million.org/zero2eight/the-night-shift-inside-one-providers-after-hours-childcare-program/ https://www.the74million.org/zero2eight/the-night-shift-inside-one-providers-after-hours-childcare-program/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:01:00 +0000 The 74 Teaching & LearningNew York New York At 10:30 p.m. on a Monday in the Bronx, it’s bedtime for many children. But at Juana Grisel Peña’s apartment, 2-year-old Brandon is just arriving. Peña, who goes by Grisel, greets him with a hug as he joins... https://www.the74million.org/article/new-york-must-not-abandon-regents-exams-without-a-better-measure-of-readiness/ https://www.the74million.org/article/new-york-must-not-abandon-regents-exams-without-a-better-measure-of-readiness/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000 The 74 Teaching & LearningNew York The Board of Regents took another dangerous step this week: one that could leave New York’s 1 million high school and middle school students less prepared for college and the workforce.  The discussion on NY Inspires,... https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/16/hochul-federal-school-choice-tax-credit-unions-opt-out/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/16/hochul-federal-school-choice-tax-credit-unions-opt-out/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:00:42 +0000 Chalkbeat Policy & LegislationNew York Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, urged Gov. Kathy Hochul not to opt New York into a federal tax-credit scholarship program at the Manhattan headquarters of the United Federation of... https://districtadministration.com/ive-visited-school-districts-from-tennessee-to-nyc-american-kids-are-not-ready-for-the-ai-revolution/ https://districtadministration.com/ive-visited-school-districts-from-tennessee-to-nyc-american-kids-are-not-ready-for-the-ai-revolution/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:32:16 +0000 District Admin Technology & AITennesseeNew York Children aren’t hiding AI from us. Instead, we are hiding from AI, which is costing us the one conversation that would help them. The post I’ve visited school districts from Tennessee to NYC. American kids are not ready... https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/15/nyc-schools-restrict-student-youtube-access/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/15/nyc-schools-restrict-student-youtube-access/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:11:30 +0000 Chalkbeat Technology & AINew York NYC is restricting student access to YouTube on school devices, adding to new limits on screen time and generative AI in public schools. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/15/nyc-david-prize-winner-aaliyah-duah-teaches-financial-literacy/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/15/nyc-david-prize-winner-aaliyah-duah-teaches-financial-literacy/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Chalkbeat Teaching & LearningNew York Financial literacy instructor Aaliyah Duah, who works with more than 30 New York City schools, is one of five winners of this year's David Prize, winning $200,000, no-strings attached. https://districtadministration.com/the-ai-education-paradox-preparing-students-for-an-ai-workforce/ https://districtadministration.com/the-ai-education-paradox-preparing-students-for-an-ai-workforce/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:42:05 +0000 District Admin Technology & AINew York Two distinct approaches have emerged: the UAE has integrated systematic K-12 AI education, while New York City Public Schools impose significant restrictions, especially for younger students. The post The AI education... https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/14/new-york-graduation-requirements-regents-exams-overhaul/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/14/new-york-graduation-requirements-regents-exams-overhaul/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:03:17 +0000 Chalkbeat Teaching & LearningNew York New York is moving ahead with new high school graduation requirements, but key questions remain about how current students will be assessed without Regents exams. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/14/new-school-year-brings-ice-fears-to-queens-families/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/14/new-school-year-brings-ice-fears-to-queens-families/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:01:39 +0000 Chalkbeat Teaching & LearningNew York Juan, Margarita’s 18-year-old son, leaves to take his siblings to their first day of school. https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/14/parents-support-some-screen-time-in-schools-amid-ed-tech-backlash-polls-say/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/14/parents-support-some-screen-time-in-schools-amid-ed-tech-backlash-polls-say/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Chalkbeat Technology & AINew York New York City parents and advocates rally against AI in schools on Thursday, April 16, 2026. While many parents have joined the movement against technology in education, polling indicates that the majority of parents... https://edsurge.com/news/new-york-and-los-angeles-ban-student-facing-ai-for-now-should-other-schools-follow https://edsurge.com/news/new-york-and-los-angeles-ban-student-facing-ai-for-now-should-other-schools-follow Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 EdSurge Technology & AINew YorkCalifornia The bans, coupled with a new APA report, signal a shift from rapid AI adoption toward more deliberate evaluation. https://www.the74million.org/article/tears-laughs-hugs-inside-nycs-new-free-2-k-program/ https://www.the74million.org/article/tears-laughs-hugs-inside-nycs-new-free-2-k-program/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:09:55 +0000 The 74 Teaching & LearningNew York https://www.the74million.org/zero2eight/amid-financial-scramble-nycs-2-k-opens-to-smiles-from-toddlers-and-parents/ https://www.the74million.org/zero2eight/amid-financial-scramble-nycs-2-k-opens-to-smiles-from-toddlers-and-parents/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:06:26 +0000 The 74 Budget & FinanceNew York Two-year-old Mia was all smiles for her first week of school — a big moment for the eager child, but also for New York City, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched the inaugural year of free 2-K for 2,000 children. Wearing... https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/10/mamdani-2-k-program-launches-with-cost-savings-payment-delays/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/10/mamdani-2-k-program-launches-with-cost-savings-payment-delays/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:15:10 +0000 Chalkbeat Budget & FinanceNew York Students at the Friends of Crown Heights childcare center in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, play with toys on the first day of 2-K. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/10/nyc-parents-applaud-back-to-school-ai-screen-time-limits/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/10/nyc-parents-applaud-back-to-school-ai-screen-time-limits/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:24:11 +0000 Chalkbeat Technology & AINew York Children stream into P.S. 107 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, for the first day of school. The city's new policy limits student-facing AI for elementary and middle schoolers and bans individual devices before third grade. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/09/nyc-teachers-reflect-teaching-sept-11-attacks-on-25-year-anniversary/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/09/nyc-teachers-reflect-teaching-sept-11-attacks-on-25-year-anniversary/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:38:07 +0000 Chalkbeat Teaching & LearningNew York Flowers and a note on victims' names at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York on Sept. 8, 2026. Chalkbeat talked with three teachers about their memories of 9/11 and how they teach about what happened. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/09/nyc-schools-mamdani-ai-enrollment-special-education/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/09/nyc-schools-mamdani-ai-enrollment-special-education/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:31:24 +0000 Chalkbeat Teaching & LearningNew York As NYC schools open, Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces major questions about falling enrollment, special education, school technology, and the shape of his broader K-12 agenda. https://www.the74million.org/article/a-generation-later-9-11-is-harder-to-teach-as-lived-memory-fades/ https://www.the74million.org/article/a-generation-later-9-11-is-harder-to-teach-as-lived-memory-fades/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:15:02 +0000 The 74 Teaching & LearningNew York Sari Beth Rosenberg was supposed to begin student teaching in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. At 26 years old, she was scheduled to observe a U.S. history class at LaGuardia High School.  She didn’t get the chance.... https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/08/nyc-student-omny-cards-expire-early-sparking-confusion/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/08/nyc-student-omny-cards-expire-early-sparking-confusion/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:30:52 +0000 Chalkbeat Teaching & LearningNew York Student OMNY cards from the 2025-26 school year are supposed to work 365 days a year. But families say they stopped working Aug. 31. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/08/mamdani-appoints-erica-phillips-chief-early-childhood-education/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/08/mamdani-appoints-erica-phillips-chief-early-childhood-education/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:15:00 +0000 Chalkbeat Teaching & LearningNew York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, pictured with a Brooklyn preschool student in January, named Erica Pillips deputy chancellor for the Education Department's Division of Early Childhood Education.