Mayor-elect Eric Adams unveils plan to deal with COVID surge
Adams' plan includes continuing the city's vaccine mandates, along with increasing testing for students and educators to make sure the city's schools can reopen on January 3.
New York City Schools: COVID tests for all, at-home kits available
New York City will double COVID testing availability and hand out two million at-home COVID test kits when students and stafff return to schools after the holiday break.
Calls for more COVID testing before NYC students return to school
Officials are urging the city to create a plan for all students and staff to take rapid tests the weekend before school resumes.
Mayor-elect Eric Adams names David Banks next NYC schools chancellor
Mayor-elect Eric Adams tapped David Banks Thursday as the next New York City public schools chancellor.
NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter stepping down to run non-profit
The New York City Schools Chancellor announced Wednesday that she was stepping down from her position at the end of the month.
Mass vaccination sites open in NY for children 5-11 years old
With rising concerns over a post-holiday COVID spike, New York State has established mass vaccination sites for 5-11-year-olds.
Report: 100,000 NYC students were homeless in 2020-2021
A new report says more than 100,000 New York City schoolchildren were homeless at some point during the 2020-2021 school year — a 42% increase since 2010.
NYC begins vaccinating young children in schools
New York City is begining to open vaccination sites at all schools that serve students aged 5 through 11.
NYC to vaccinate young children in schools
New York City is going to open vaccination sites at all schools that serve students aged 5 through 11. There are 400,000 children in that age range in 1,070 public schools across the city.
Wild brawl at Staten Island's Wagner High School caught on video
School safety agents were knocked to the ground as they attempted to separate brawling students at the school
Eric Adams says he'd likely preserve NYC schools' gifted program
The Democrat who will likely become New York City’s next mayor says he does not intend to get rid of the city’s program for gifted and talented students.
Eric Adams now open to vaccine mandates for NYC students
Democratic mayoral candidate Eric Adams said he would consider implementing COVID-19 vaccine mandates for New York City school children if he’s elected mayor.
Black studies curriculum in NYC schools
The New York City Department of Education is also overhauling its teaching of black history in city public schools for students K-12 in all 5 boroughs.
De Blasio to end gifted and talented program in NYC public schools
New York City will phase out its program for gifted and talented students that critics say favors whites and Asian American students.
NYC schools vaccine mandate in effect; estimated 15K staffers refuse vaccine
An estimated 15,000 employees of New York City's Department of Education will not be allowed into work Monday, after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Justice Sotomayor denies NYC teachers' request to block vaccine mandate
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has denied a request by a group of New York City teachers to block the city's vaccine mandate for Department of Education staff.
NYC teachers ask Supreme Court to block vaccine mandate
In their request, the plaintiffs assert that the Executive Order requiring vaccination threatens the education of thousands of children.
NYC school teachers want U.S. Supreme Court to take up COVID mandate battle
Lawyers for teachers who don't want New York City schools to impose a vaccine mandate for them and other workers say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene.
NYC mayor wins court case requiring vaccines
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is relishing another court victory for requiring COVID-19 vaccines.
Appeals court rules in favor of COVID vaccine mandate for schools, health care
A three-judge panel ruled against a temporary injunction that blocked the COVID vaccine mandate from taking effect at New York City schools and in New York state healthcare settings.