From a @chalkbeat.org Student Voices Fellow: Online, at school, on the street: Sexual harassment changes how I move through the world www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Student sit-ins, teacher departures: What’s happening at Columbia Secondary School? www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Graduation brings hope, fear at a Bronx school touched by immigration politics. @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social's dispatch from ELLIS Prep, Dylan's school: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s school plans include advocating for shared governance, addressing issues like homelessness, and examining the specialized high school admissions test.

ICYMI: An inside look at a high school student's experience in NYC's highly touted apprenticeship program. Nearly 400 student apprentices across NYC split their days between school + job sites. A must-read from @alexzimmerman.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Addison Wang was initially skeptical of spending so many of his high school days on an apprenticeship. Here’s what changed his mind.

New: NYC's teachers union is *not* endorsing in the Democratic mayoral primary due to deep divisions on issues from Israel to affordability “There’s not even somewhat of a consensus on this race," UFT prez Michael Mulgrew told me. "It is split all over the place.” www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

There's an air quality alert today in NYC. We're asking teachers: Is your school still using the air purifiers purchased during the pandemic? www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Should NYC’s mayor control the public schools? Here’s what the candidates say. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/06/09/mayoral-control-schools-2025-mayors-race/

Are you following @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social's excellent coverage about Dylan, the Bronx HS student detained by ICE? Check out this profile of Dylan's school, ELLIS Prep, which is doing so much to support Dylan and their other students. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

If you've been following the story of Dylan, the Bronx HS student detained by ICE, I hope you'll read this follow-up. I followed his school, ELLIS Prep, as they navigated the aftermath — rallying around Dylan while managing the fears spreading to other students. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

I live in the Bronx and go to high school in Lower Manhattan. My commute is my refuge. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/06/04/why-i-love-my-nyc-subway-commute-to-high-school/

Lawyers for Bronx high school student detained by ICE file petition for immediate release https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/05/30/lawyers-petition-to-release-bronx-high-school-student-detained-by-ice/

Dylan is a 20-year-old student who followed our legal process and is trying to get an education and provide for his family.   ICE took advantage of his court date to arrest him.   It's despicable.

A Bronx high schooler showed up for a routine immigration court date. ICE was waiting. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/05/27/bronx-high-school-student-detained-by-immigration-ice-agents/

First known example of a current New York City public school student detained by ICE during Trump’s second administration. The latest from @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social ⬇️

See how many new teachers your NYC school is getting to reduce class sizes https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/05/21/new-teachers-class-size-reduction-school-list/

Please listen to our latest P.S. Weekly episode + behold the power student journalism! These students are having an impact!

Under federal law, schools must consider a student’s disability and special education plan during the suspension process. NYC public schools have been breaking the rules for years. A must-read from @alexzimmerman.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Some NY schools turn to virtual learning as Trump deportation fears keep immigrant students home https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/05/19/deportation-fears-immigrant-students-virtual-learning/

NYC faces a sweeping (and expensive) class size mandate. Here’s where the mayoral candidates stand. https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/05/16/nyc-school-class-size-mandate-2025-mayoral-campaign/

Eric Adams installed sweeping curriculum mandates. Here’s what the mayoral candidates would do next. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Backlash over culture wars brings new energy to NYC’s parent council elections https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/05/09/backlash-culture-wars-brings-energy-parent-council-elections/

New state formula means $314 million less for NYC schools, but city still gets Foundation Aid hike https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/05/08/foundation-aid-formula-kathy-hochul-state-budget-nyc-schools/

New York’s cellphone ban: Exemptions, enforcement, and costs explained https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/05/06/cell-phone-ban-costs-enforcement-exemptions-explainer/

Literacy support, HBCU classes, health care careers: 7 new schools coming to NYC https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/05/05/new-schools-opening-literacy-healthcare-early-college/

So proud of the student journalists @bellvoices.bsky.social for this must-listen dispatch on what it was like for NYC kids w/ undocumented parents to apply to college this yr. “I didn’t know if it was more important that I get my education than not know where my mom would be.”

NYC needs thousands more teachers. Can it grow them from the ground up? https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/04/23/amid-teacher-hiring-challenge-nyc-tries-homegrown-approach/

‘This isn’t meant to take away autonomy’: NYC schools chief defends sweeping curriculum mandates https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/04/22/nyc-reads-solves-curriculum-mandate-melissa-aviles-ramos-uft/

School libraries are essential ‘third spaces’ for students like me https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/04/04/school-libraries-librarians-unfunded-mandate-in-new-york/

Check out the P.S. Weekly podcast from NYC high school students that (presciently) came out today: The battle over ethnic studies in NYC schoolshttps://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/04/03/ps-weekly-trump-pushback-on-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-ethnic-studies/

With thousands more teachers needed to meet class size law, NYC embarks on historic hiring spree via @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

P.S Weekly is back! It's a podcast created by NYC high students (with help from @chalkbeat.org + @bellvoices.bsky.social). This bonus episode features @alexzimmerman.bsky.social in conversation with NYC students about admissions, resources, + equity. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

NYC orders schools to ramp up test prep for students at the cusp of passing state reading exams via @alexzimmerman.bsky.social + @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Linda McMahon’s first official K-12 visit: A Bronx charter school https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/14/education-secretary-linda-mchahon-visits-bronx-charter-school/

NYC schools get $2 billion from Washington. Here's what's at risk if Trump defunds the Education Department. (latest collaboration btwn @thecity.nyc + @chalkbeat.org) www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

NYC’s school safety force has shrunk by nearly a third. Principals are raising alarms. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Nearly 1 in 5 NYC students are Asian American, but just 8% of teachers and 5% of principals are. Julian Shen-Berro + I dug into why that's happening, what it means for students and staff, and what it might take to change it: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

As some schools have been waiting several weeks for student OMNY card replacements, families and educators worry about migrant students with non-working cards. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

After a yearslong battle, panel votes to close NYC’s smallest school via @alexzimmerman.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Fallout from Trump diversity guidance: NYC council postpones school segregation hearing via @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

NEWS: Seven federally funded employees stationed at the NYC Department of Health were terminated over the weekend under the Trump admin's sweeping workforce cuts. They worked on immunization, tuberculosis control and public health emergency preparedness. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Access restored: LGBTQ history videos now posted on NYC schools website after PBS pulls them via @alexzimmerman.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

It's not just at school that NYC students fear immigration enforcement - it's also on their commutes. "Now, every time I see a police officer, I get anxious and nervous around them,” a Bangladeshi student from the Bronx told us. W/ @amyzimmer.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

‘The silence is alarming’: Some parents want assurance from NYC chancellor after Trump order on gender www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Trump freezes federal grants. What does it mean for schools? www.chalkbeat.org/2025/01/28/t...

Some crowded NYC schools want enrollment caps to cut class sizes. Will the city pay for it? https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/01/22/overcrowded-schools-seek-enrollment-caps-cut-class-sizes/

Application black hole? Some NYC high schools warn families they can’t see auditions or essays https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/01/14/nyc-high-school-admissions-glitch-myschools-laguarida-beacon/

I'm back on the NYC school calendar beat: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

East Harlem's Central Park East 1, founded by Deborah Meier, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. I got to spend a day there, observing a progressive education icon in action: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024...