Bill de Blasio was overwhelmingly elected as the new mayor of New York City. For the first time in 20 years, NYC will have a Democrat in City Hall.
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With limited federal funding, school districts heavily rely on local sources, putting students in poor districts at a disadvantage. This disparity is hard to ignore.
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NYC education has come a long way under Mike Bloomberg’s administration.
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The parent-trigger law gives parents the right to force positive change in their children’s education. Retired California legislator Gloria Romero explains why she wrote the nation’s first parent-trigger law.
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The outcome of New York City's mayoral election will have a massive effect on the trajectory of NYC's public schools.
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Bill de Blasio, who opposes charter schools and closing failing public schools, would seek to reverse many of Mayor Bloomberg's education priorities.
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While candidates in the mayoral race argue over the value of charter schools, educators from both charters and district schools are working to share best practices and help each other.
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New York State United Teachers is fighting to prevent the implementation of a teacher evaluation system as part of Common Core standards that would better prepare students for college.
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CEO and founder of Explore Schools, Morty Ballen, writes an opinion piece clarifying the misconception that charter schools are corporations.
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According to the New York Post, Democrat Bill de Blasio supports legislation that would force charities to spread their money around across different causes.
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In this week's education news: teacher evaluation data shows nearly all teachers were highly rated, a study finds that NYC's small schools are more likely to succeed over large schools, and a community in Queens rallies behind a school co-location plan.
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New York State Education Commissioner John King has recently been criticized for canceling town hall meetings with parents after one earlier this month got out of hand.
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