Students at a pep rally celebrating the start of the school year at St. Ignatius Loyola School. ( Photo: Department of Education website) A Lions Dynasty: St. Ignatius Loyola School Wins Third National Blue Ribbon Award There are Catholic schools and there are Catholic schools, but say it a third time, there’s a good chance you’re talking... Education Guide 07 Feb 2025 | 03:18
Lindo McMahon, the former WWE executive who was head of the Small Business Administration in Donald Trump’s first term in office, was nominated to head the Department of Education, a cabinet-level agency Trump wants to abolish. ( Photo: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons) What Might Happen if the Department of Education is Shut Down? This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on education. By now, you know... Education Guide 13 Feb 2025 | 08:47
The NYU’s women’s basketball team, coached by Meg Barber (third from back right), are the defending NCAA Division III champions. They are on a 51-game winning streak as of press time. ( Photo: NYU Athletic Department) The Student-Athletes on NYU’s Basketball Teams Are Relentless Winners, On-Court & Off NYU, quite simply, is a Division III powerhouse when it comes to basketball. This season hasn’t been any different for either... Education Guide 10 Feb 2025 | 12:36
Dr. Nico Victorino, principal of P.S. 150, poses with his Bell Award at the ceremony in 2024. ( Photo: Courtesy of Dr. Nico Victorino) Six Manhattan Public Schools Earn Blue Ribbon Honors, FiDi Principal Wins Bell Award Six Manhattan public elementary schools were awarded the coveted National Blue Ribbon Award for 2024, and the principal... Education Guide 06 Feb 2025 | 11:46
New York City’s 4th-graders are showing signs of academic recovery in math, according to new data released Wednesday from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, a long-running exam. ( Photo: Sylvia Jarrus for Chalkbeat ) Report Card: 4th-Grade Math Scores Rise But City Still Lags National Average New York City’s 4th-graders are showing signs of academic recovery in math, according to new data released Jan. 29 from a... Education Guide 06 Feb 2025 | 02:36
A parent council in Manhattan rejected a resolution urging New York City to offer the admissions exam to specialized schools, such as the Bronx High School of Science, in languages other than English. ( Photo: David Handschuh for Chalkbeat) Should NYC’s Specialized High School Test Come in Other Languages? Manhattan Parent Council Says No A Manhattan parent council debated—and rejected—a resolution earlier this month urging New York City’s Education Department... Education Guide 07 Feb 2025 | 01:01
Gov. Kathy Hochul announces cell phone ban in Guilderland, NY. ( Photo: Governor's Press Office) Gov. Hochul Proposes Statewide Cell Phone Ban in Schools Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced her plan to create distraction-free learning by restricting smartphone usage in schools statewide... Education Guide 06 Feb 2025 | 02:40
Museum Hopes to Teach NYC Students about the Dangers of Hate Speech As reports of hate and discrimination against marginalized groups are on the rise, a new Lower Manhattan museum exhibit aims... Education Guide 18 Sep 2024 | 02:22
Fazil Khan, a journalist from Delhi, India, graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and was working at the Hechinger Report as an education reporter when he was killed by a faulty lithium ion battery that started a fire on the floor below his in an apartment in Washington Heights. ( Photo: Go Fund Me) Remembering Promising Education Journalist Who Died in Harlem Fire Caused by Lithium Ion Battery Fazil Khan got in just under the wire when he applied for a data reporter job at The Hechinger Report in the summer of 2022.... Education Guide 18 Sep 2024 | 10:54
Dept. of Ed. Distributing Narcan to NYC Public High Schools But Rollout Lags Nearly one third of public high schools that should have been stocked with naloxone for the first time at the start of the... Education Guide 02 Oct 2023 | 10:35
The statewide champs. Padraig Long ‘24, Medhi Merah ‘24, and Maseah Young ‘23 were selected to the U18 team this year. They competed in the Netherlands in July. ( Photo via Xavier High School ) Xavier High School’s Winning Rugby Team Is Inextricable From a Winning Education One thing Greg Norris wants people to know about Xavier High School–where he is a highly successful boys’ rugby coach–is... Education Guide 22 Sep 2023 | 06:22
Mo’ne Davis, the one time star pitcher of her Little League team, is now a graduate student at Columbia majoring in sports management with hopes to one day bring a pro woman’s basketball team to her hometown. Photo: Vanessa Torres Mo’ne Davis, One Time Star of LL World Series, Lands at Columbia She played the game, now she wants to own it. Mo’ne Davis, the one time sensation of the Little League World Series has left... Education Guide 21 Sep 2023 | 01:43
The historic Roosevelt Hotel in mid-town Manhattan was turned into a shelter for many newly arriving migrant families over the summer. Photo: Beau Matic An Influx of Migrant Children Tests the Preparedness of NYC Schools NEW YORK (AP)–Damien, age 5, was giddy with excitement as he left a Manhattan homeless shelter, sometimes running and skipping... Education Guide 01 Oct 2023 | 11:53
Kids living it up during karate time at a Super Happy Healthy Kids program. ( Photo: Esther Yang ) With Yoga & Mindfulness, Esther Yang’s Super Happy Healthy Kids Teaches Kindness It’s been a hard few years for our littlest ones, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted school patterns and often left stressed... Education Guide 14 Sep 2023 | 12:30
Epiphany principal Kate McHugh, following in the footsteps of her predecessor Jim Hayes, greets students at the door on their way into the lower school on East 22nd St. every school day. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Epiphany School Thrives Amid Catholic School Challenges in NYC In a time when many Catholic schools in New York City are facing unprecedented challenges, the Epiphany School on the East... Education Guide 19 Sep 2023 | 03:33
