Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.New York City middle school applications will open about a week later than anticipated, after technical issues with the city’s MySchools portal forced officials…

Leer en españolWhen I hear about President Joe Biden’s recent action to halt asylum from the U.S. Southern border, when I hear about efforts to deny undocumented students a free public education, and when I hear former President Donald Trump using hype…

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here.It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids.Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy.People have died after …