NYC Disputes Schools PCBs Claim
NEW YORK (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency plans to start inspecting New York City schools for PCB contamination early next month. The federal government wants the city to replace fluorescent...
View ArticleNYC Public Schools Change ‘Discipline Code’ To Ease Penalties For Smoking,...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Students may be catching a break if they misbehave in school. The rules surrounding suspensions in New York City schools are changing. The changes to the discipline code should...
View ArticleOne Million New York City Students Head Back To School Monday
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York City schools will be open Monday morning after a week off due to superstorm Sandy. School officials have been busy reworking bus routes and finding empty seats for...
View ArticleDe Blasio: Now We Can Move Forward To Fix Our School System
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York’s budget deal is set to sail through the Legislature Monday, but even as the proposal races toward policy, Mayor Bill de Blasio may be readying a maneuver. As CBS 2’s...
View ArticleReport: NYC School Cleaner Accused Of Sexually Abusing Woman, Stealing Her Phone
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A New York City school worker arrested Wednesday, reportedly on allegations that he robbed and molested a woman in a Bronx school. Mady Wague, 49, was arrested Wednesday in the...
View ArticleNYC Schools Chancellor Getting Rid Of School ‘Support Networks’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Chancellor Carmen Farina is reorganizing the management structure for New York City’s 1.1 million-pupil public school system. Farina announced Thursday that she’ll do away...
View ArticleCBS2 Exclusive: New School Year, New Complaints About Contaminated Food Given...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Just days into the new school year, there are already problems with the food served to New York City’s 1.1 million students. As CBS2 Political Reporter Marcia Kramer reported...
View ArticleNYC School System Plans New $8 Million Anti-Bullying Strategy
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A new anti-bullying strategy has been launched in New York City schools. As CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported, the city’s Department of Education announced multimillion-dollar reforms...
View ArticleNew York City Public Schools To Close Thursday For Snowstorm
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City is closing public schools Thursday, as a snowstorm bears down on the area. “Due to expected severe weather conditions, all New York City public schools will be...
View ArticleControversial Plan Recommends Eliminating Gifted-And-Talented Programs In NYC...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A controversial plan to desegregate New York City schools was announced Tuesday. New York City has the largest school system in the country. Some say, however, it’s also the...
View ArticleTop New York City School Official Facing Child Sex Crime Charges
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A top New York City Schools official has been fired after being arrested. David Hay, who was the deputy chief of staff to schools chancellor Richard Carranza, is accused of...
View ArticleCoronavirus Update: Mayor Bill De Blasio Still Hopes To Open NYC Schools In...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio says he’s still hoping to re-open New York City schools in less than a month. The mayor said Thursday that he would like kids back in class on April 20....
View ArticleNew York City Scrambles To Find School Nurses As Some Nurses Say Schools...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — With just three weeks until the start of the school year, New York City is scrambling to find hundreds of school nurses. The mayor vowed to have one nurse in every school on day...
View ArticleNew Yorkers Call For Transparency As Mayor De Blasio Refuses To Share School...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It’s been a month since some New York City students went back to schools, and now parents and some politicians are calling for more transparency. The mayor is being accused of...
View Article350 NYC Schools Will Receive Support From Mental Health Professionals To Help...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan Thursday to help young students deal with mental health issues. The mayor says 350 schools in 27 neighborhoods hit hard by the pandemic...
View ArticleNearly 12,000 NYC School Without COVID Testing Consent Forms Switched To...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Close to 12,000 New York City school students have been told to stay home and out of the classroom. The city Department of Education says those students haven’t handed in...
View ArticleNYC Middle School Teachers Concerned COVID Cases Will Spike After In-Person...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City middle school students will be back in the classroom in the next couple of weeks, but some teachers say they’re concerned COVID cases will go up, citing a delay in...
View ArticleNew York State Education Department’s New Guidelines On Mandatory COVID...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There was some confusion regarding new guidelines from New York State on COVID-19 testing for students. Those new guidelines contradicted New York City public school protocols,...
View ArticleMayor Bill De Blasio Says New CDC Guidelines Will Allow ‘A Substantial Number...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new social distancing guidelines for schools Friday. Now, Mayor Bill de Blasio says classrooms can accommodate more...
View ArticleNew York City School Bus Fleet Will Be 100% Electric By 2035, Mayor De Blasio...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City school buses are going green to reduce pollution. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday 100% of the city’s school bus fleet will be electric by 2035. The city is...
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