Nonprofits
NYN Media
As food insecurity wages across the city, lawmakers look to expand free school meals
A push for statewide universal meal programs has support from advocates.
Education
Policy
NYC students head back to school amid expanded shelter limits
Children from families forced to move shelters can stay in the same school, but struggle to do so because of complicated commutes.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Celebrating New York’s commitment to young men of color
As a Latino man raising an adopted Black son, I know firsthand the transformative power of representation and mentorship for young men of color.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
UFT President Michael Mulgrew isn’t afraid to pivot
From congestion pricing to Medicare Advantage, the politically nimble leader of the teachers union seems to always come out on top.
DNC
Politics
Randi Weingarten sees congressional victory through New York
The AFT president offered praise for the work of the state’s teachers union, which recently launched a campaign to help get Democrats elected
Policy
Policy
Union leaders testify at hearing on public school funding
UFT President Michael Mulgrew and NYSUT President Melinda Person spoke out against Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed changes to the school funding formula.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
NYSUT leader Melinda Person on the changing role of public schools
The president of the state’s largest teachers union is optimistic about the future of school funding.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Republican education activist Yiatin Chu aims to unseat state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky
Chu plans to draw on Asian voters’ dissatisfaction with Democrats’ education policies and criminal justice reforms.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
NY Sun Works celebrates 20 years of climate education and hydroponic farming
The science education nonprofit continues to grow after two decades of success.
Education
Policy
Providing a Spanish digital curriculum for emerging bilingual students
Age of Learning’s “My Reading Academy Español,” to be discussed at City & State’s upcoming Education in New York Summit, will help instill fundamental reading skills that will help students acquire a second language
Nonprofits
NYN Media
A spotlight on community schools, as migrant students join their cohorts
A conversation with City Year New York’s Annie Kessler, former AmeriCorps member and now executive director of the nonprofit.
Trailblazers
Power Lists
Trailblazers in Higher Education
University and college leaders preparing the next generation.
Ask the Experts
Personality
Ask the Experts: How did pro-Palestine protests impact New York’s colleges?
For our Higher Education issue, we asked what to expect when the new semester starts.
Politics
Politics
Student activists said they want divestment from Israel. What does that mean?
University investments are getting renewed scrutiny, but they are unlikely to change.
Politics
Politics
After rebuff from retirees, UFT’s Mulgrew bails on Medicare Advantage
The United Federation of Teachers is no longer supporting the city's controversial attempt to move retirees onto privately-managed Medicare Advantage health plans.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Matos Rodríguez: ‘Our objective is to have campuses free of hate’
The City University of New York chancellor discussed what comes next after a spring of protests and how he’s working to boost enrollment.
Heard Around Town
Politics
David Banks gets compliments from City Council on his performance in DC
The schools chancellor “did us proud,” one progressive said.
Protests
Politics
Tracking campus protests in New York
The “Gaza solidarity encampment” at Columbia university inspired similar pro-Palestinian demonstrations at campuses across the country. Here’s where they are in New York.
Education
Policy