Julian Shen-Berro, Chalkbeat

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Jahsani Peters, a rising senior at Forest Hills High School in Queens, said that two years ago, he didn’t think about community violence at all.At the time, he’…

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Sumaiya Jessi, a rising senior at the Bronx High School of Science, was searching for summer opportunities that would help her pursue a career in medicine when …

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.New York City’s Education Department is developing a new tool that could help high school applicants gauge their chances during the city’s notoriously complex a…

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.New York City families: You can now view your student’s test scores from state exams last year, but you’ll have to wait for the broader city data.The assessment…

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Some New York children are already receiving summer food benefits as part of a new federal program rolling out this year, but hundreds of thousands of eligible …

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.A New York City Council resolution passed last month stirred some confusion over whether the city’s public schools would soon adopt a universal dress code polic…

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Edgar Cordova, a rising 12th grader at Xavier High School in Union Square, has spent his summer working in a school kitchen — bagging milk, cleaning tables, and…

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Goodbye, student MetroCards.New York City students will receive free OMNY cards in the coming school year, allowing for more flexible travel on weekdays and wee…

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.More than 30 years ago, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity filed a landmark case against the state of New York, alleging that its school funding system violated the…