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NYC’s new schools chief vows to tackle stubbornly high rates of absenteeism

New York City’s incoming schools chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos said she wants to get to the root of why so many students are missing class,...

NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks to resign

Chancellor David Banks announced plans to step down from leading New York City's vast public school system, weeks after federal investigators seized his phones as part of a sprawling probe that has rocked Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.

Mayor Adams overhauls literacy for young kids while seeking early education cuts

The changes to the curriculum are part of the administration’s focus on overhauling literacy instruction in a school system where only half of elementary and middle school students reach proficiency.

In one of NJ’s highly segregated school districts, students and parents seek accountability

The talk comes amid a period of uncertainty for New Jersey public schools, among the most segregated in the country, following a recent court ruling that recognized the state has a responsibility to integrate the schools, but didn’t make any prescriptions about how.

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