Announcements

Mayor Adams and Schools Chancellor Banks Announce Launch of the Minecraft Education Battle of the Boroughs Esports Competition

Mar 8, 2023

Students and educators are encouraged to enter the competition before the April 5, 2023 deadline.

New York City Kicks Off Fifth Annual Civics Week

Mar 6, 2023

Mayor Adams, Chancellor Banks, Assembly Member Carroll Announce Investment in Landmark Dyslexia Programs in Brooklyn

Feb 9, 2023

Testimony of New York City Public Schools Chancellor David C. Banks: New York State Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education

Feb 8, 2023

Statement From Chancellor Banks Regarding Video of Memphis Police Beating That Caused Death of Tyre Nichols

Jan 27, 2023

Chancellor Banks Makes Statement on Proposed Co-Locations

Jan 23, 2023

Mayor Adams And Chancellor Banks Push To Increase Equity In Fair Student Funding Formula

Jan 23, 2023

Proposed Changes in Direct Response to Recommendations Made by Fair Student Funding Working Group Convened in 2022

Chancellor Banks Kicks Off 2023 Community and Citywide Education Council Elections

Jan 9, 2023

For the first time families who have a child in a district 75 school or program can vote for a representative to sit on each local community education council.

Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks Announce Historic Investment in Preschool Special-Education Supports and Expansion of Access

Dec 13, 2022

NYC Public Schools Enhance 3,000 Special Education Seats Across 65 Early Childhood Providers, Adding 400 New Seats. Additional Expansion Expected to Open Enough Preschool Seats This Spring to Serve All Children Living with Disabilities

Chancellor Banks Announces a Path Forward for Transforming and Rebuilding Trust in Special Education in NYC Public Schools

Dec 1, 2022

Scaling and sustaining of four special education programs with track records of success – Sensory Exploration, Education & Discovery (SEED), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Nest and Horizon, and Path Programs – with an investment of $205 million, will re-imagine the education experience and prioritize wellness for students with disabilities. Re-imagining the student experience by providing a new, paid internship program for high school students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) in the fields of physical, occupational, and speech therapy. The newly created Special Education Advisory Council will engage families and the community to be true partners in boldly reimagining special education.

Chancellors’ Banks and Matos Rodríguez Announce Nation’s Largest Partnership Between Higher Education and K-12 To Deliver Computing and Digital Literacy Skills to Teachers

Nov 21, 2022

‘Computing Integrated Teacher Education’ will Prepare More than 1,000 NYC Teachers to Integrate Computing Across Subjects and Enhance Students’ Critical-Thinking, Problem-Solving Skills. Four-Year, $14 Million Commitment Includes New York City Public Schools, CUNY, Google, Robin Hood and Gotham Gives

Chancellor Banks Announces Official Launch of School Bus Tracking System in District 26

Nov 17, 2022

Chancellor Banks Celebrates the Return of School Field Trips With Visit to the American Museum of Natural History

Nov 15, 2022

Experiential learning and school field trips are back in full swing for NYC Public School students

Mayor Adams, Chancellor Banks Announce That No School Will Lose Money Due to Mid-Year Enrollment Losses

Nov 7, 2022

Mid-year adjustment expected to result in approximately $200 million increase to school budgets. Schools that would receive additional funding through the mid-year adjustment because of an increase in student enrollment will receive a full increase in funding.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams & Chancellor David C. Banks Announce Investment, Rapid-Response Support to Stabilize Early Childhood Education Sector

Nov 3, 2022

Stabilization plan ensures community-based providers will be paid at least 75% of their FY22 contract values. A Rapid Response Team will meet with every provider with outstanding invoices to provide intensive support in getting paid.

Chancellor Banks Announces Nearly $12 Million in Additional Funding for Schools Experiencing an Influx of New Students

Oct 31, 2022

Chancellor David C. Banks Announces Partnership With the Robin Hood Foundation to Support Next Generation Community Schools K-8 Pilot Program

Oct 28, 2022

Application to participate in the Next Generation Community School K-8 Pilot Program opens today

Mayor Adams and Schools Chancellor Banks Announce Official Launch of Project Pivot

Oct 6, 2022

Project Pivot connects 138 schools to Community Based Organizations to provide critical social and academic interventions to young New Yorkers.

Chancellor Banks Announces Admissions Process Built on Community Feedback

Sep 29, 2022

After significant engagement with families and the community, changes to admissions practices aim to make the process easier and more intuitive for families. Screening process for middle and high schools will reward students for classroom success. New accelerated-learning high schools coming to South Bronx, Southeast Queens, Ocean Hill-Brownsville.

Chancellor Banks Announces Partnership With Northwell Health To Provide Student Internships

Sep 28, 2022

As part of New York City public schools’ Student Pathways Initiative, Northwell Health is hosting up to 150 internships for 12th graders, providing feedback on career and technical education curriculum and supporting student instruction in career-connected learning.