JUN 03 — Education
NYC Gets Two More Years on Class-Size Law, Plus UFT Pay Bumps
Albany gave NYC two extra years to comply with the 2022 class-size law, pushing full compliance to 2029-30, alongside a UFT deal paying teachers in oversized…
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The nation’s largest school system, CUNY, the UFT, and the fights over how New York teaches a million kids.
MAY 19 — Education
The SHSAT Goes Digital and Adaptive This Fall
Starting fall 2026, NYC's specialized high school admissions test moves to a computer-adaptive format that adjusts question difficulty in real time as…
MAY 12 — Education
Samuels, Mamdani Open Five New Schools, Including a Hip-Hop High
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels and Mayor Mamdani announced five new public schools opening this fall in the Bronx and Queens, among them a hip-hop high…
APR 29 — Education
NYC Reads Adds a Public Tool to Show What's Taught in Reading
The city launched a NYC Reads Curriculum Finder in April 2026, letting families look up the reading topics and materials their school uses under the…
MAR 06 — Education
City Opens 2,000 Free 2-K Seats as Mamdani Childcare Push Begins
Hochul and Mamdani are launching free child care for two-year-olds with 2,000 '2-K' seats this fall in four high-need areas, backed by $73 million in state…
DEC 11 — Education
G&T Kindergarten Applications Open for 2026 Under Hybrid Model
NYC's Gifted & Talented kindergarten applications run Dec. 9 to Jan. 23, using a nomination-based model with no standalone entry test and offers due March 31.
DEC 10 — Education
CUNY Reconnect Draws 16,500 Adults to Free Community College
New York's free-tuition push for adults 25-55 in high-demand fields drew more than 16,500 applicants in its first term across CUNY and SUNY community…
NOV 05 — Education
NYC Schools Lose 22,000 Students as Charters Keep Growing
NYC traditional public school enrollment fell about 22,000 students, or 2.4%, this year — the steepest drop in four years — even as charter enrollment…
SEP 09 — Education
Free Meals for All, Compost in Every Cafeteria as Schools Reopen
New York requires free school meals for all students in 2025-26, while NYC has extended curbside composting to all 1,950-plus public schools five days a week.
AUG 12 — Education
NYC Schools Go Phone-Free as Statewide Bell-to-Bell Ban Lands
New York's first-in-the-nation statewide bell-to-bell smartphone ban takes effect this fall, with NYC's 1.1 million-student system the largest to comply.
AUG 08 — Education
Monitor Finds NYC Still Out of Step on Special Ed Court Order
Two years after a federal judge ordered 51 fixes to speed special education services, a court monitor found NYC had implemented just 21, leaving families…
MAY 12 — Education
State Budget Freezes CUNY, SUNY Tuition, Adds $307M in Aid
The FY2026 state budget holds resident undergraduate tuition flat at CUNY senior colleges and SUNY campuses while adding $307 million in new state support.