Amy Zimmer

“There's a way that you walk differently when you have certain experiences behind or within you,” said Bijoun Eric Jordan, who teaches at Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School.

Teachers in most school districts across the country return to school about a week before kids show up. In New York City, teachers have two days.

Schools Chancellor David Banks was especially excited for the first day. “It represents the rebirth of our school system,” he said.

After a funding drama threatened its theater program last year, Manhattan’s Professional Performing Arts School got $632,000 to save it this year — except the school chose a new partner.

Nearly 80% of NYC’s elementary schools have new door-locking systems to keep out intruders. Many hope it will keep buildings safer, but some worry it will make some parents feel uninvited.

New York City officials hope the new hotline will help streamline how students and staff report incidents related to hate, harassment, and discrimination.

The lawsuit is calling on the Education Department to keep track of how many NYC students with disabilities are chronically absent due to ‘school avoidance,’ among other things.

Yan Carlos Mejia won a $5,000 Fund for Teachers fellowship. With it, Mejia — a former English learner himself — traveled to his students' home countries.

Washington Heights, an area that has recently welcomed more migrant students, is losing after-school seats in a state funding overhaul.

Schools are not required to report their recess policies, but many parents want more information on how much outdoor time or play their children get during the school day.