Announcements

Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza Rename Queens Elementary School to Honor Hector Figueroa

Dec 11, 2019

The Héctor Figueroa School opened at the start of the 2019-20 school year

Chancellor Carranza New York Yankees And Stonewall Inn Announce Second Annual Yankees-Stonewall Scholarship

Dec 11, 2019

Application is open until March 1, 2020, and scholarships will be awarded to one senior from each borough

Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza Announce Record High 48782 New York City Students Enrolling in College

Nov 21, 2019

College enrollment hits record high of 62 percent of graduating students, an 11 percentage point increase since the start of this administration

Statement From Chancellor Carranza On Parent Leader Racially Insensitive Remark

Nov 19, 2019

Chancellor Carranza And President Grillo Announce Expanded Inspections And Remediation Of Common Spaces In Schools

Nov 13, 2019

Cafeterias and libraries have been stabilized and will be remediated by the end of the school year

Mayor de Blasio Announces Start of Construction of New 306 Seat Steam Pre-K Center in Corona Queens

Oct 31, 2019

Scheduled to open in Fall 2021, this state-of-the-art Pre-K Center will offer STEAM educational programming in partnership with the New York Hall of Science

Chancellor Carranza Announces Record 498 High Schools Participating in College Application Week

Oct 22, 2019

Initiative promotes college and career culture across every borough

Chancellor Carranza Announces Eighth Annual Big Apple Awards Honoring Outstanding Teachers

Oct 18, 2019

Students, Families, School Staff, and Community Members Invited to Nominate Outstanding Teachers from Across New York City

De Blasio Administration Announces Record Increases in School Internet Capacity

Oct 16, 2019

Ten-fold increase in minimum speeds at all schools will support advanced instruction

Chancellor Carranza Announces Appointment of Julie L. Shapiro As Chief Executive Officer Of The Fund For Public Schools

Oct 10, 2019

Experienced nonprofit leader will engage philanthropic community and expand opportunity for New York City’s 1.1 million students

De Blasio Administration Announces Community-Centered Public-Private Challenge to Open 20 New Schools and Transform 20 Existing Schools Across 5 Boroughs

Oct 4, 2019

$32 million public-private partnership with initial support from XQ Institute and Robin Hood will transform learning at 40 schools

Mayor De Blasio Speaker Johnson District Council 37/1707 Local 95 And The Head Start Sponsoring Board Council Announce Tentative Agreement For Head Start Employees

Oct 3, 2019

Agreement consistent with District Council 37/1707 Local 205 and the Day Care Council of New York agreement from July; part of de Blasio Administration’s ongoing commitment to addressing recruitment and retention issues in early childhood education

Chancellor Carranza Announces Efforts To Accelerate Learning And Instruction For 2019-20 School Year

Sep 23, 2019

Highlights Instructional Leadership Framework & New Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Efforts

Mayor and Chancellor Celebrate Equity and Excellence First Day of School With 3-K Now in All Five Boroughs

Sep 5, 2019

Bronx Plan already showing results with almost no teacher vacancies in participating schools in high need communities

Chancellor Carranza Announces Classroom Remediation For Students Under Six Complete

Sep 3, 2019

Cafeterias and libraries will be tested and remediated this year as part of enhanced protocols

Mayor De Blasio And Chancellor Carranza Celebrate Gains For NYC Students On State Exams

Aug 22, 2019

Pre-K for All closing achievement gap and improving test scores

Chancellor Carranza Announces Partnerships With Via to Launch VIA FOR SCHOOLS GPS and Parent App for All School Buses

Aug 21, 2019

Buses will be equipped with GeoTab GPS technology for first day of school

Mayor de Blasio Chancellor Carranza Announce Easier and More Transparent Middle and High School Admissions Process

Aug 15, 2019

Record Number of NYC Students Teachers and Families Complete NYC School Survey

Aug 8, 2019

More than 1 million responses show high level of satisfaction & enthusiasm with NYC schools

Mayor de Blasio Announces CareerREADY NYC: A Holistic Approach to Prepare NYC Youth for Career Success

Jul 26, 2019

New initiative aligns education, career exploration, work experience, and youth development from middle school through college; Major changes to Summer Youth Employment Program highlight an array of new programs serving young New Yorkers