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Mayor Mamdani teams up with Cardi B to announce 2-K applications, launches jingle contest
19+ hour, 11+ min ago (632+ words) With applications for Mayor Mamdani's free child care program for 2-year-olds opening in June, the social media-friendly mayor announced Friday he is turning to Bronx-born rapper Cardi B to help promote it. Parents will have from June 2 to June 26 to…...
Brooklyn acting superintendent wins permanent job despite social media flap, letter-writing blitz
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (620+ words) An acting Brooklyn school superintendent embroiled in a controversy involving allegations against her husband has been selected for the permanent job. Erin Lynch-Reyes, then-interim superintendent of District 21, faced scrutiny after the United Federation of Teachers claimed the union had "good…...
NY lawmakers debate changes in class size law, school funding as NYC wrestles with budget gap
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (971+ words) With budget negotiations all but certain to blow past a Wednesday deadline, New York lawmakers are still hashing out central issues to city schools. On the table are proposals that would give the city relief from legally-required class size reduction…...
CUNY adds career work to classrooms
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (587+ words) When I had the chance to hire a student to work in my research lab at Hunter College, I noticed a trend. While all were prepared to do the work, fewer were prepared to land the job. It wasn't that…...
US filings for jobless aid tick up last week to 210,000 but remain at historically healthy levels
1+ week, 2+ day ago (475+ words) By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer U.S. applications for jobless aid for the week ending March 21 rose by 5,000 to 210,000 from the previous week's 205,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's right in line with the 210,000 new filings analysts surveyed by the data…...
Brooklyn day care director embezzled $2.8 million, spent it on pro wrestling events: feds
1+ week, 2+ day ago (487+ words) The director of a swanky Brooklyn day care diverted more than $2.8 million in tuition payments into her own accounts, then used that money for luxury goods and more than $350,000 worth of tickets to WWE wrestling events, federal prosecutors allege. Murielle…...
NYU and faculty union reach tentative agreement, ending 2-day strike
1+ week, 2+ day ago (407+ words) New York University and unionized faculty reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday, ending a two-day strike declared as students returned from spring break. The union, the Contract Faculty United-UAW, represents nearly 1,000 full-time NYU professors who are not on track for…...
NYC public schools OK AI use in lesson plans, not grades or discipline
1+ week, 3+ day ago (539+ words) New York City public schools released long-awaited artificial intelligence guidance on Tuesday that encourages teachers to "explore" using the new technology in lesson and unit planning and drafting communications " but prohibits its use in grading, discipline, or other key decisions…...
NYC Council probes $38B education budget for cost savings next school year
1+ week, 4+ day ago (686+ words) The New York City Council on Monday challenged Chancellor Kamar Samuels to find savings in the Department of Education's $38 billion proposed budget " the largest of all city agencies. Mayor Mamdani in January ordered the school system, like the rest of…...
NYU professors go on strike for raises, job security; classes continue
1+ week, 4+ day ago (256+ words) A New York University faculty union went on strike Monday for raises and job security, while classes were scheduled to continue. The strike impacts about half of NYU's full-time faculty members, who are represented by Contract Faculty United-UAW. The professors,…...