Christina Veiga

Chancellor Banks hopes that more gifted programs will attract parents to enroll in public schools. But one corner of Harlem shows how an expansion could hurt some schools already struggling with enrollment.

Chancellor Banks hopes that more gifted programs will attract parents to enroll in public schools. But one corner of Harlem shows how an expansion could hurt some schools already struggling with enrollment.

A review of the upcoming history Regents exam after the racist Buffalo attack uncovered materials with “the potential to compound student trauma.”

The lessons will roll out as a pilot in fall 2022, with a full implementation planned for 2024. 

Officials discuss creating safe passageways for students and a public information campaign, while doubling down on support for school safety agents and scanning. 

Some blasted NYC’s move to screen all students’ social-emotional skills using an assessment called DESSA. This Brooklyn school has learned to embrace it. 

Dancing Classrooms is a nonprofit that teaches students across the city to ballroom dance. With the end of social distancing requirements, students can once again hold hands and link arms with their partners. 

Overall, NYC high school applications are down amid declining enrollment, but more students are getting accepted into top-choice schools.

New York Edge hopes that after-school programming can expand opportunities to students who are typically underrepresented in NYC’s gifted classrooms. 

Chancellor David Banks and Mayor Eric Adams say they’ll support school integration efforts, but are focused on building more high-quality schools.