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Chalkbeat New York is a local news platform that is part of the nonprofit Chalkbeat organization. It focuses on reporting news related to schools and education policies in New York City.

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Oct 1, 2024 | ny.chalkbeat.org | Haley Miller |Arika Herron |MJ Slaby
Should NYC schools be controlled by the mayor? Here’s how you can weigh in.

Nov 8, 2023 | ny.chalkbeat.org | Julian Shen-Berro

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. Mayor Eric Adams will need to return to Albany next year to retain control of New York City schools, but in the meantime, residents across the five boroughs have a chance to voice their opinions on whether mayoral control has been effective.
NYC high school admissions tips: Find out what to ask at open houses and more

Nov 3, 2023 | ny.chalkbeat.org | Julian Shen-Berro |Amy Zimmer

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. With a month left to go in New York City’s notoriously complex high school admissions process, families are striving to determine which of the city’s more than 700 programs across 400 schools will be a good fit for their students. Families have until Dec. 1 to submit high school applications in a process that can be daunting for the tens of thousands of eighth grade families applying to public high schools.
Datos muestran que más de 90,000 estudiantes de NYC no han usado los recientes beneficios alimentarios por la pandemia

Oct 30, 2023 | ny.chalkbeat.org | Julian Shen-Berro

Según datos obtenidos por Chalkbeat, más de 90,000 niños elegibles en la ciudad de Nueva York no han canjeado los últimos beneficios alimentarios por la pandemia. José A. Alvarado Jr. para ChalkbeatSuscríbete al boletín diario y gratuito de Chalkbeat New York para mantenerte al día sobre las escuelas públicas de Nueva York.
Thousands of NYC pandemic food benefits have gone unspent. How to use them

Oct 20, 2023 | ny.chalkbeat.org | Julian Shen-Berro

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. More than 90,000 eligible children in New York City have not redeemed recent allotments of pandemic food benefits, according to data obtained by Chalkbeat. That means at least $35 million dollars in potential benefits remain unused and could expire early next year, with New Yorkers losing out on the federal funds.
My students asked if I was ‘Team Israeli’ or ‘Team Palestinian.’ Here’s what I said.

Oct 16, 2023 | ny.chalkbeat.org | Sari Rosenberg

First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing about public education. In the past few years, social studies teachers have found it especially challenging to find unbiased, educational, and harm-free ways to cover myriad news events — from the COVID pandemic to George Floyd’s murder to the January 6 insurrection. Such events often inspire passionate reactions depending on where they stand politically and ideologically.
NYC middle schools: See which districts are using academic screens this year

Oct 11, 2023 | ny.chalkbeat.org | Julian Shen-Berro

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. The number of middle schools across New York City using academic screens to sort fifth grade applicants continues to remain well below pre-pandemic levels — but in one Brooklyn school district, they’re growing dramatically. This year, 78 middle school programs across 69 schools will screen applicants based on their academic records, according to Education Department data.
From an abandoned Brooklyn lot to a future hub for student learning and urban agriculture

Oct 10, 2023 | ny.chalkbeat.org | Julian Shen-Berro

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. After a decade-long effort, the city will transform a once abandoned lot into a communal gardening and learning space for students and local residents in Brooklyn’s Bergen Beach.
From hip hop to ‘Top Chef’: NYC after-school programs teach kids about healthy eating

Oct 6, 2023 | ny.chalkbeat.org | Julian Shen-Berro

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. Kevin, a sixth grader at P.S. 146 in Queens who hopes to one day work as a doctor, said he’s always tried to study nutrition. But it wasn’t until he participated in the Hip Hop H.E.A.L.S., or Healthy Eating and Living in Schools, after-school program last year that he found an engaging way to learn about it at school.
After fierce debate, selective middle school admissions return to one Manhattan district

Oct 5, 2023 | ny.chalkbeat.org | Julian Shen-Berro

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. A Manhattan school district is reversing course, allowing some schools to screen middle school applicants for accelerated programs in the upcoming admissions cycle, according to a letter its superintendent sent to families this week.