The head of New York’s powerful teachers’ union has thrown his support behind a bill that would give paraprofessionals a $10,000 pay rise annually and surpass contract negotiations with the ...

New York City’s powerful teachers union is looking to boost pay for some special-education staffers without the Adams administration’s OK. On Thursday, the United Federation of Teachers joined about a ...

On Wednesday, Jan. 29, public schools in New York will be closed. Why? A state law signed in 2023 provides the answer. That year, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation declaring the Lunar New ...

With the inauguration of President Trump stoking fears of mass deportations among migrants living in the city, the Department of Education has been holding online and in-person meetings to remind ...

“NYSED has incorporated feedback from stakeholders across New York state who agree that the calculated Attendance Index helps get a clearer picture of the attendance needs of their whole school.” ...

NEW YORK -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed she is planning to call for a statewide ban on cellphones in schools next week. A cellphone ban would alleviate concerns over students getting too ...

When emergency aid from the federal government expired after the pandemic, Mayor Adams directed New York City’s own dollars to keep a number of key education programs afloat for this school year.

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., made an urgent appeal for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to reinstate a ban on face masks, pointing to “sympathizers” of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) while doing so.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul deploys more cops to subway system after high-profile crimes By Aaron Katersky and Bill Hutchinson, ABC News January 16, 2025 at 9:11 am EST ...

ALBANY – Expectant parents earning low incomes could be eligible to receive an influx of dollars, diapers and dishes under various proposals that Gov ... proposal the New York State Birth ...

"I'm not waiting," Hochul said. Users of the nation's largest subway system will start seeing New York City police officers on every overnight train starting Monday as Gov. Kathy Hochul announced ...

Users of the nation's largest subway system will start seeing New York City police officers on every overnight train starting Monday as Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a strategy Thursday to tamp down ...