Mayor de Blasio spoke at the winter national conference for Mayors where he highlighted the important role education plays in his administration and how important teachers are.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Fariña announced that 3-K for All will expand to four more community school districts over the next three years, increasing the City’s commitment to fully funding free, full-day, from eight community school districts by 2020 to 12 districts.
Mayor de Blasio spoke at the graduation of a school in the Bronx commending the graduating class, and NYC students as a whole, for their achievements in school.
Mayor de Blasio announced that New York City’s 2017 four-year high school graduation rate is the highest on record: 74.3 percent. The dropout rate is now at its lowest ever: 7.8 percent.
Mayor de Blasio spoke at the CUNY Caucus Luncheon, where he discussed the important role the CUNY schools play in the education of New Yorkers amongst other topics.
Mayor de Blasio announced the end of his nationwide search for a new NYC Schools Chancellor ended, confirming Alberto Carvalho will be the next NYC Schools Chancellor.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live on the Brian Lehrer show, mostly to discuss education in the City. Topics varied from school safety officers and the Department of Education.
Mayor de Blasio appeared on the Brian Lehrer show to discuss the admissions process for high schools in the City, where the Mayor was asked questions regarding where his powers lie in relation to changing the admissions of these schools.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza held a press conference, where they discussed Chancellor Carranza's plans for the future of NYC schools.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live on the Brian Lehrer show where he discussed widespread decisions to opt out of standardized testing, transportation access for the impoverished, among other topics.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson announced an additional $125 million annual investment in “Fair Student Funding” (FSF) for New York City public schools
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced the huge expansion of 3-k in the City, emphasizing the importance of education to young children.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced a new plan to make admissions to New York City’s eight testing Specialized High Schools fairer and improve diversity, such as expanding the discovery program.
Mayor de Blasio spoke live at City Hall to discuss recent events in NY Politics, with a big topic being the mayor's plan to change admissions processes for specialized high schools.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced reforming the specialized high schools process, emphasizing the need for a more equal system for all students to be put in place.
Mayor de Blasio appeared live at City Hall to discuss new events in his administration, such as the $2 million NYCHA settlement, the budget for Fiscal Year 2019, and lastly school accessibility.
Mayor de Blasio spoke on the Brian Lehrer show to go over a multitude of issues, such as racism in specialized high schools, the legalization of marijuana, and the environment.
Mayor de Blasio and members of his administration announced that they would gather at P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School for the Arts to push for the passage of a bill that would preserve existing speed cameras near school zones while also expanding them to additional, high priority school zones.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew announced an agreement to provide six weeks of paid parental leave at 100 percent of salary for 120,000 UFT-represented employees – including all New York City public school teachers.
A compilation of the findings and recommendations from the Sexual Health Education Task Force which is comprised of City representatives and constituents.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza and Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez announced that the City would be funding 26 million dollars into STEM programs focused on aviation and robotics at Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza spoke at a Pre-K for all center in Bay Ridge, emphasizing the importance of education being accessible for all people.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza addressed the press regarding the expansion of 3-K for all, emphasizing the importance of equal accessibility to education.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza along with other admin announced the expansion of 3-K for all into 4 boroughs- Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.
Mayor de Blasio spoke live at City Hall to discuss events in NY State Politics, such as the NY State Primaries and contracts the City has with school bus companies.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced they approved a diversity plan to increase middle school diversity in Brooklyn’s District 15 and launched a $2 million school diversity grant program for other school districts and communities across the City.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza gave their remarks at P.S 204 to congratulate NYC students on outperforming the rest of the state in their scores on the state exams.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced NYC students had officially outperformed New York State on State English exams, and continued to close the gap on State Math Exam scores.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) celebrated its 34th Annual Employee Recognition Day. DEP and Trout Unlimited hosted a conference for educators participating in the Trout in the Classroom program.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) participated in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)'s "A Day in the Life of the Hudson & Harbor" educational event for over 300 public school students.
The new city funds announced in April bring the Fair Student Funding total allocated to school budgets up to $6.2 billion for the current school year, an increase of 3.4 percent.
In compliance with Local Law 142 passed by the New York City Council in 2017, ACS submits an annual report on educational continuity and school attendance rates of children in foster care.
In this audit we determined whether DOE complied with its Standard Operating Procedures and with the applicable Comptroller’s Directives regarding travel and conference expenses.
One of Mayor de Blasio’s earliest education initiatives sought to establish 100 “community schools” that provide a mix of academic and other supports to students and their families through partnerships with community-based organizations. By August 2018 there were more than 200 community schools.
All senior procurement personnel of Mayoral Agencies, including Agency Chief Contracting Officers, Deputy Agency Chief Contracting Officers, and relevant MOCS staff, are required to complete an initial PTI certification within the first 2 years of their appointment and thereafter recertify.
In compliance with Local Law 147 passed by the New York City Council in 2016, ACS submits an annual report on high school graduation rates of youth in foster care to the Council.
What if the de Blasio Administration’s proposal to base admissions to the city’s specialized high schools on grades and the state assessment tests had been in place for 8th graders in school year 2017-18? How would it have changed the demographics and achievement levels of students who got offers?
Earlier we reported that 132 New York City parent-teacher associations granted nearly $13 million to their school budgets in school year 2017-2018. Now we answer the question: how were the funds spent?
In compliance with Local Law 142 passed by the New York City Council in 2017, ACS submits an annual report on educational continuity and school attendance rates of children in foster care.
Parent–teacher associations can buy a range of goods and services for their schools. But the associations can also make monetary donations to their school’s budget, as 132 did in school year 2017-2018. How much did the associations contribute and how did it vary by school type, school poverty rate?
The 2021 Disparity Report analyzes city-wide trends in racial disparities for youth and young adults in New York City across 28 indicators. The report finds that while disparities persist in four sectors (education, economic security, health and justice), outcomes have improved significantly.
The study used administrative data collected by the NYC Department of Education (DOE) and the NYC Administration for Children Services (ACS) to determine graduation rates of over 11,000 youth who spent time in foster care during their high school years 2005 through 2019.
IBO examines the demographic differences at each step of the gifted admissions process when the test was still in place—for students entering kindergarten in the 2018-2019 school year.